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Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump Supreme Court pick, clears path for Republicans

September 22, 2020 7:57 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not block or oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S.…

Justice Dept. says 179 people arrested, $6.5M seized in worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on darknet

September 22, 2020 7:13 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials arrested 179 people and seized more than $6.5 million in a worldwide crackdown on opioid trafficking on…

Washington Post: Mueller prosecutor says special counsel ‘could have done more’ in new book

September 21, 2020 8:51 PM CNN

A former top lawyer on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team writes in a new book that the group “could have done more” to hold…

McConnell says Senate will vote ‘this year’ on Supreme Court nomination, gives no additional timing

September 21, 2020 1:32 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote ‘this year’ on a U.S. Supreme Court nomination,…

Trump says he will announce Supreme Court pick Friday or Saturday

September 21, 2020 11:17 AM CNN

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would unveil his selection to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the end of the week after…

Trump to make court pick by Saturday, Ginsburg services set

September 21, 2020 9:34 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in repose at the Supreme Court Wednesday and Thursday

September 21, 2020 10:50 AM CNN

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday so that members of the public can pay their respects,…

Former Trump national security adviser says withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Germany is a mistake

September 21, 2020 10:28 AM CNN

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Sunday said the withdrawal of US troops from places like Afghanistan…

U.K. medical experts raise nation’s Covid-19 alert level, say cases are rising ‘rapidly and probably exponentially’

September 21, 2020 10:24 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s chief medical officers have raised the nation’s official COVID-19 alert level, meaning the virus is in general…

She made ‘mountains move,’ says UTEP professor of late Justice Ginsburg’s landmark work for gender equality

September 21, 2020 12:30 AM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas — Long before her time on the nation’s highest court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg “changed the way that the United States looks at women in…

‘Golden nuggets’: Trump explains to Woodward why judges are key to his record

September 20, 2020 7:10 PM CNN

President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted to journalist Bob Woodward about the number of judges he has appointed to the federal bench during several…

Most of the US is headed in the wrong direction again with Covid-19 cases as deaths near 200,000

September 20, 2020 6:10 PM CNN

Despite making progress after a difficult summer, most of the US is heading in the wrong direction again as the nation closes in on 200,000 Covid-19…

Biden to make health care push as Supreme Court vacancy fight looms

September 20, 2020 3:27 PM CNN

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden intends to make a push on health care in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s…

10 quotes that help define the ‘Notorious RBG’ legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 20, 2020 1:06 PM CNN

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earned her “Notorious RBG.” nickname through decades of fighting for equality, on the…

Trump mocks MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for getting shot with rubber bullet

September 20, 2020 1:02 PM CNN

President Donald Trump on Friday mocked an American news anchor for being shot with a rubber bullet during George Floyd protests in May, calling it a…

Key GOP senator says she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination before Election Day

September 20, 2020 12:47 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday that she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination prior to Election Day, becoming the second GOP…

Why Supreme Court politics in 2020 look way different from 2016 or 2018

September 20, 2020 12:47 PM CNN

President Donald Trump was likely helped in the 2016 election by the fight over a Supreme Court nomination. Similarly, Republicans were likely aided…

2nd key GOP senator says she opposes filling open Supreme Court seat before the election

September 20, 2020 11:09 AM CNN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday that she opposes taking up a U.S. Supreme Court nomination prior to Election Day,…

Bill Clinton: ‘Superficially hypocritical’ for Trump and Republicans to push to fill Supreme Court vacancy

September 20, 2020 10:54 AM CNN

Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday it is “superficially hypocritical” for President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans to push to…

As coronavirus skyrocketed in the US, so did stress and depression

September 20, 2020 1:51 AM CNN

As the Covid-19 pandemic got worse in the United States, so, too, did levels of stress and depression, according to a new report. Since the virus…

As the nation mourns an icon, Democrats and Republicans fight over Supreme Court vacancy

September 19, 2020 7:35 PM CNN

Mourners of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gathered quietly at the Supreme Court Saturday, laying rows of flowers and writing chalk…

Trump says Supreme Court pick will be a woman to be named next week; Amy Coney Barrett is favored

September 19, 2020 5:07 PM ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A conservative female federal judge appears to be the lead contender on President Donald Trump’s list of potential nominees to fill…

U.S. declares all U.N. sanctions on Iran have been restored, but rest of world vows to ignore it

September 19, 2020 6:00 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of…

Political money flows as both parties gear up for Supreme Court fight

September 19, 2020 4:52 PM CNN

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set off a wave of political fundraising on Saturday, leading both Democrats and Republicans to ready tens of…

Susan Collins says Trump can nominate a justice, but Senate vote should wait until after election

September 19, 2020 4:18 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Saturday weighed in on the US Supreme Court vacancy, saying that she believes waiting until after the election is…

Secret Service intercepts package sent to Trump containing deadly poison ricin

September 19, 2020 1:41 PM Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by federal law enforcement earlier…

Maine Sen. Collins says Supreme Court vacancy should be filled ‘by the President who is elected on November 3rd’

September 19, 2020 2:29 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Saturday there should be no vote on a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…

Americans living abroad fear their ballots won’t make it in time

September 19, 2020 1:43 PM CNN

When Keith Silverang went to request his absentee ballot from the local election office in the county where he was last a permanent resident in the…

GOP sees Supreme Court fight as a boost to vulnerable senators as McConnell presses for vote

September 19, 2020 1:30 PM CNN

Top Senate Republicans are privately arguing that it would boost their chances of holding the majority in November if their party makes a…

Graham commits to supporting Trump ‘in any effort to move forward’ in filling Ginsburg’s seat

September 19, 2020 1:28 PM CNN

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he will support President Donald Trump “in any effort to move…