Biden to make health care push as Supreme Court vacancy fight looms
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden intends to make a push on health care in the wake of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s…
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10 quotes that help define the ‘Notorious RBG’ legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earned her “Notorious RBG.” nickname through decades of fighting for equality, on the…
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Trump mocks MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for getting shot with rubber bullet
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…
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Key GOP senator says she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination before Election Day
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday that she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination prior to Election Day, becoming the second GOP…
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Why Supreme Court politics in 2020 look way different from 2016 or 2018
President Donald Trump was likely helped in the 2016 election by the fight over a Supreme Court nomination. Similarly, Republicans were likely aided…
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2nd key GOP senator says she opposes filling open Supreme Court seat before the election
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,…
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Bill Clinton: ‘Superficially hypocritical’ for Trump and Republicans to push to fill Supreme Court vacancy
Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday it is “superficially hypocritical” for President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans to push to…
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As coronavirus skyrocketed in the US, so did stress and depression
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…
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As the nation mourns an icon, Democrats and Republicans fight over Supreme Court vacancy
Mourners of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gathered quietly at the Supreme Court Saturday, laying rows of flowers and writing chalk…
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Trump says Supreme Court pick will be a woman to be named next week; Amy Coney Barrett is favored
WASHINGTON, DC — A conservative female federal judge appears to be the lead contender on President Donald Trump’s list of potential nominees to fill…
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U.S. declares all U.N. sanctions on Iran have been restored, but rest of world vows to ignore it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of…
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Political money flows as both parties gear up for Supreme Court fight
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…
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Susan Collins says Trump can nominate a justice, but Senate vote should wait until after election
Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Saturday weighed in on the US Supreme Court vacancy, saying that she believes waiting until after the election is…
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Secret Service intercepts package sent to Trump containing deadly poison ricin
WASHINGTON, DC — A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by federal law enforcement earlier…
Continue Reading Maine Sen. Collins says Supreme Court vacancy should be filled ‘by the President who is elected on November 3rd’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Saturday there should be no vote on a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
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Americans living abroad fear their ballots won’t make it in time
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…
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GOP sees Supreme Court fight as a boost to vulnerable senators as McConnell presses for vote
Top Senate Republicans are privately arguing that it would boost their chances of holding the majority in November if their party makes a…
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Graham commits to supporting Trump ‘in any effort to move forward’ in filling Ginsburg’s seat
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he will support President Donald Trump “in any effort to move…
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White House wants to announce Trump’s Supreme Court pick before first debate, source says
The White House wants to announce President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court…
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Trump says Republicans have ‘obligation’ to select new Supreme Court justice ‘without delay’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run U.S. Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death throws dramatic election into even more chaos
As America mourned the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a brilliant trailblazer for women and an equal rights icon —…
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READ: Supreme Court announces Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday at the age of 87. Read the full announcement from the Supreme Court: Associate Justice Ruth…
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Most recent US elections have had an international event as the October Surprise. This one may be no different
You may be through with 2020 already, but brace yourselves. The next 50 to 120 days could be the most volatile globally for decades. The October…
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, legal pioneer, dies of cancer at age 87
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second…
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Biden says nomination to replace Justice Ginsburg should happen after voters ‘pick the president’
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the winner of the November election should pick a successor to the late U.S.…
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Trump calls Justice Ginsburg an ‘amazing woman,’ doesn’t mention filling her vacant court seat
BEMIDJI, Minnesota — President Donald Trump says the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was “an amazing woman” who led an…
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Majority Leader McConnell says a Trump Supreme Court nominee will receive vote by full Senate
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ruth Bader…
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Speaker Pelosi says replacement for RBG needs ‘commitment to equality, opportunity & justice for all’
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is “an incalculable loss for our…
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Where’s your health care plan, Mr. President?
Pandemics don’t care about partisan politics. So when Robert Redfield — President Donald Trump’s director of the US Centers for Disease…
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Fact-checking Biden’s CNN town hall
CNN hosted a drive-in town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Pennsylvania on Thursday night. It was Biden’s…
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