Trump tells congressional Republicans he’s picked Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court seat
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump told congressional Republicans and others that he intends to nominate Federal Judge Amy Coney…
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Most Americans say next Supreme Court justice should be chosen by election winner: ABC News poll
WASHINGTON, DC — A majority of Americans oppose efforts by President Trump and the GOP-led Senate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the…
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Making history: The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC — The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman and first Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S.…
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Trump booed as he pays respects to Ginsburg at court
Emerging at the top of the Supreme Court steps on Thursday, President Donald Trump heard something he doesn’t often hear — at least…
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Trump’s comments send a signal to his supporters about how to react if Biden prevails
President Donald Trump’s refusal on Wednesday to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power if he loses to Joe Biden in November is leading America…
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Pay attention to nightmare election scenarios. One might come true
Republicans have shown themselves this week to care not a whit about hypocrisy when there’s a Supreme Court justice on the line. What they said…
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Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses: ‘There won’t be a transfer’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power following November’s election during a press…
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A ‘distressed’ Birx questions how long she can remain on White House task force, sources say
Once a fixture at the administration’s coronavirus briefings, Dr. Deborah Birx has confided to aides and friends that she has become so unhappy…
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Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg blocked after partisan fighting over language
The US Senate failed to agree on language for a resolution honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a sign of how divided the chamber is over…
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Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson, opponent of mandatory masks, tests positive for Covid-19
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Trump’s racist attack: ‘He spreads the disease of hate’
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar hit back at President Donald Trump, calling him “racist” after he disparaged her Tuesday during a campaign…
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Cindy McCain crosses party lines, formally endorses Joe Biden for president
WASHINGTON, DC — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, has crossed party lines to offer her endorsement of Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee…
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Judge sets deadline before presidential election for Eric Trump to meet with NY investigators probing family business
NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family’s businesses before the November presidential election, a…
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California governor orders state regulators to end sales of new gas-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced…
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Fact check: Eric Trump posts video that falsely claims Joe Biden used teleprompter in Telemundo interview
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, tweeted a video on Wednesday that falsely claimed to show Joe Biden being “caught-red handed using a…
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Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden
Cindy McCain, the widow of longtime Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, said Tuesday night on Twitter that she endorses Democratic presidential…
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Watch LIVE: Mourners pay respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC — Three days of public mourning for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, regarded as a champion of equality and women’s rights, began…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s army of clerks to stand guard at the Supreme Court
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns for the final time to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, an army of more than a hundred of her former clerks…
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Congressional candidate’s apparent ascent to Congress could be a ‘bellwether’ for QAnon
The apparent inevitable ascent to Congress of a Georgia Republican who has promoted the outlandish conspiracy theories of QAnon could be a bellwether…
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5 things to know for September 23: Covid-19, Breonna Taylor, UN, domestic violence
As the US passes a sobering milestone, Covid-19 survivors have a message for those who view the pandemic as politics: The virus is not a hoax.…
Continue Reading President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term following an unexpected inauguration ceremony
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was…
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Trump’s former national security adviser: The President is ‘making it easy’ for Putin by promoting election conspiracies
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that the President and other lawmakers are “making…
Continue Reading U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…
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Kanye West’s campaign has hired GOP operative with history of controversial work
Kanye West’s presidential campaign has shelled out nearly $1.5 million to a secretive consulting firm in Arizona — a brand new one,…
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First Trump-Biden debate to focus on Supreme Court, coronavirus and race
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will focus on a number of topics, including the…
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Trump’s ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’
President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity”…
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Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah signaled on Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate’s taking up a new Supreme Court nominee during the current…
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Why Florida will be so pivotal once again
We’re now less than 45 days until the election, so it shouldn’t surprise you that we’re talking about the state of Florida. The…
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Court papers say woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump; linked to 6 other ricin notes in Texas
WASHINGTON, DC — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told…
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Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin ‘probably directing’ efforts to interfere in 2020 election against Biden
The CIA assessed in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides “are aware of and probably directing Russia’s…
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