Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) announced that he is resigning from Congress to take a job in the private sector, The Hill reports.
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All South Carolina Voters May Cast Vote by Mail
“All South Carolina voters — no matter age, disability status or work conflict — can cast an absentee ballot for the November general election, but deadlines to return absentee applications…
Democrats Shatter Online Donations Record
“Democratic donors gave more money online in the 9 p.m. hour Friday after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death was announced — $6.2 million — than in any other single hour…
How YouTube Fought Conspiracy Theories
Wired: “It was as if YouTube had flipped a switch. In a way, it had. Scores of them, really—a small army of algorithmic tweaks, deployed beginning in 2019. Flat-earther Mark…
Americans Now Divided on Whether to Get Vaccine
A new Pew Research poll finds the share of Americans who say they would get vaccinated for the coronavirus has declined sharply: 51% of U.S. adults now say they would…
Does Joe Biden Have a Latino-Voter Problem?
The Atlantic: “Even more concerning for Democrats is that young Latino men born in the United States seem to be inching toward Trump, intrigued perhaps by the president’s business persona….
U.S. Pushes Large Arms Sale to Taiwan
“The Trump administration is pushing the sale of seven large packages of weapons to Taiwan, including long-range missiles that would allow Taiwanese jets to hit distant Chinese targets in the event…
Democrats Have Built a Vote-by-Mail Lead In Florida
Politico: “Democrats in Florida, a must-win state for President Trump, have requested roughly 730,000 more election ballots ahead of the general election than Republicans, who have seen their traditional vote-by-mail…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“If an opening comes in the last year of President Trump’s term, and the primary process is started, we’ll wait to the next election.” — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), speaking…
Trump Says Branstad Is Coming Home to Campaign
President Trump said that Terry Branstad is leaving his post as ambassador to China to help president’s re-election campaign, Radio Iowa reports. Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
The Aides and Former Allies Who Have Broken with Trump
Aaron Blake: “As the 2020 election draws near, it seems that every few days brings a new former Trump ally or adviser — or even, in a couple of cases,…
Ex-White House Aide Warns Trump Is a Sociopath
Jonathan Chait: “A procession of former Trump administration officials, speaking both on and off the record, have depicted the president as fundamentally unfit for office. Yesterday, the latest addition to…
Obama Urges GOP to Apply Rules with Consistency
Barack Obama, quoted by NBC News: “Four and a half years ago, when Republicans refused to hold a hearing or an up-or-down vote on Merrick Garland, they invented the principle…
Voters Want Biden to Pick New Justice
New York Times: “In Times/Siena polls of Maine, North Carolina and Arizona released Friday, voters preferred Mr. Biden to select the next Supreme Court justice by 12 percentage points, 53%…
Quote of the Day
“My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.” — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, quoted by NPR, just before she died. Save…
4 GOP Senators Said They Would Not Confirm New Justice
CNN lists four Republicans senators who have said they will oppose a vote on a new Supreme Court justice just before the election: Sen. Susan Collins to the New York…
Trump to Nominate New Justice Within Days
Multiple sources close to President Trump with direct knowledge tell ABC News he is expected to put forth a nominee to fill Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat in…
How Democrats Should Handle the Court Vacancy
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McConnell Vows to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who refused to consider former president Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee in the months leading up to the 2016 election, vowed Friday to hold…
Kelly Could Be Sworn In Early
Mark Kelly (D), should he win the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, could be sworn in as early as November 30, according to elections law experts who spoke to the…
Murkowski Won’t Vote for New Supreme Court Nominee
“Shortly before the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died Friday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview that if she was presented with a vacancy on…
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