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5 things to know for September 23: Covid-19, Breonna Taylor, UN, domestic violence

September 23, 2020 3:59 AM CNN

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.…

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term following an unexpected inauguration ceremony

September 23, 2020 2:41 AM Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was…

Trump’s former national security adviser: The President is ‘making it easy’ for Putin by promoting election conspiracies

September 22, 2020 6:59 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that the President and other lawmakers are “making…

U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown

September 22, 2020 6:17 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…

Kanye West’s campaign has hired GOP operative with history of controversial work

September 22, 2020 4:31 PM CNN

Kanye West’s presidential campaign has shelled out nearly $1.5 million to a secretive consulting firm in Arizona — a brand new one,…

First Trump-Biden debate to focus on Supreme Court, coronavirus and race

September 22, 2020 3:41 PM CNN

The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will focus on a number of topics, including the…

Trump’s ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’

September 22, 2020 2:38 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity”…

Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation

September 22, 2020 12:15 PM CNN

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…

Why Florida will be so pivotal once again

September 22, 2020 12:03 PM CNN

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…

Court papers say woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump; linked to 6 other ricin notes in Texas

September 22, 2020 11:37 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told…

Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin ‘probably directing’ efforts to interfere in 2020 election against Biden

September 22, 2020 11:27 AM CNN

The CIA assessed in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides “are aware of and probably directing Russia’s…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus really, really wants you to vote

September 22, 2020 11:16 AM CNN

Julia Louis-Dreyfus joked “the apocalypse is great” during CNN’s CITIZEN event on Tuesday. “It’s rough, it’s…

Here’s how utterly dumb the mask-wearing debate has become

September 22, 2020 11:11 AM CNN

On Monday night in Ohio, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was warming up the crowd for President Donald Trump — and trying to sell some campaign…

Voting safely: How to protect yourself from Covid-19 while casting your ballot

September 22, 2020 11:06 AM CNN

Are you ready to make your mark on history? When you exercise your right to vote on November 3, you will have done something that no American has…

Mitch McConnell is going to win (again)

September 22, 2020 10:52 AM CNN

We won’t even know who President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court will be until late this…

Maine Supreme Court decision allows use of ranked choice voting for 1st time in presidential race after failed GOP bid

September 22, 2020 9:31 AM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race in the U.S. under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine…

The European Union is postponing a leaders’ summit because the EU Council president is going into a Covid-19 quarantine

September 22, 2020 9:03 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic forced the European Union to postpone a scheduled summit for a week after EU Council President Charles…

No Supreme Court nominee yet, but McConnell already on the cusp of having the votes

September 22, 2020 8:53 AM CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been steadfast that the US Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination to the Supreme…

The Supreme Court nomination process, explained

September 22, 2020 8:34 AM CNN

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death leaves the Supreme Court with a vacancy just weeks before the presidential election. Republicans are…

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…