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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Handmaid's Tale? U.S. Supreme Court candidate's religious community under scrutiny — (Reuters) - Some have likened People of Praise, a self-described charismatic Christian community, to the totalitarian, male-dominated society of Margaret Atwood's novel “The Handmaid's Tale.”
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats weigh how to handle Trump's potential Supreme Court pick after past flap over Barrett's faith — Barrett in Indiana ahead of Trump announcement — (CNN)In a tense exchange between Amy Coney Barrett and Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2017, the California Democrat sharply questioned whether …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
It's not just Roe v Wade. Trump's Supreme Court pick could challenge Brown v Board of Education
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and the Republican Party play victims. Don't let them.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Cindy McCain Endorses Biden, Citing Trump's Disparagement of Troops — The widow of Senator John McCain praised Joe Biden's “character and integrity” and noted that both he and her family had children who had served in the military. — WASHINGTON — Cindy McCain, the widow of Senator John McCain …
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Cindy McCain endorses Biden
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Biden says Cindy McCain will endorse him
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New York Times:
The Russian Trolls Have a Simpler Job Today. Quote Trump. — As part of their attempt to interfere with the 2020 election, Russians are grabbing screenshots of President Trump's tweets, or quoting his own misleading statements, analysts and officials say.
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John Kruzel / The Hill:
GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test — Republicans plan to ask the Supreme Court to review a major Pennsylvania state court ruling that extended the due date for mail ballots in the key battleground state, teeing up the first test …
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Dion Rabouin / Axios:
Wall Street fears meltdown over election and Supreme Court — The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump's vow to name her replacement to the Supreme Court before November's election are amplifying Wall Street's worries about major volatility and market losses ahead of and even after the election.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. is actively helping his father corrupt the election
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Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Downplays Debate Skills as Buttigieg Stands In for Pence — Former prosecutor known for withering attacks on opponents — Harris created viral moments in presidential primary debates — Kamala Harris's team is working to manage public expectations that her upcoming debate …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump's ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump's former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity” and its standing on the world stage is eroding.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Meadows puts agencies on notice about staff shake-up — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told administration officials Monday to expect senior aides to be replaced at many government agencies, according to an internal email obtained by Axios. — Behind the scenes …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The White House: Trump's always-coming-soon health-care plan is coming soon
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
House Democrats and Trump admin strike deal to avert government shutdown — The House on Tuesday passed legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11, by a vote of 359-57. — Why it matters: The bill will avert a government shutdown when funding expires in eight days.
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Susan Davis / NPR:
House Passes Short-Term Funding Bill To Keep Government Running
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to federal contractors — President Trump on Tuesday extended his administration's ban on training involving race- and sex-based discrimination to include federal contractors, doubling down on an issue to appeal to his base, and white voters in particular.
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IC3.gov News:
Foreign Actors and Cybercriminals Likely to Spread Disinformation Regarding 2020 Election Results — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the potential threat posed …
Detroit Free Press:
West Michigan man says yard signs were stolen. So he put up Joe Biden freeway billboards. — After he said eight yard signs were stolen or vandalized, Marshall Stern had had enough. — Stern, a Democrat who lives in Newaygo County, a historically red area in west Michigan …
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Wall Street Journal:
Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds — Research suggests in-person classes led to thousands of additional cases each day in the U.S. — Colleges and universities that reopened for face-to-face instruction might have caused tens of thousands of additional cases …
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Dutch lawmakers demand answers after U.S. ambassador holds party for right-wing populists at embassy — Dutch officials demanded answers from Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, on Tuesday in light of reports that the Trump appointee had held a private event …
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Commission on Presidential Debates:
Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate — The first presidential debate will be held on Tuesday, September 29 at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. The format for the first debate calls for six 15-minute time segments dedicated …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
The RNC is wiring cash to Texas. Is it a 2020 battleground? — Polling shows Joe Biden running close to President Donald Trump, and there are key down-ballot races drawing national attention. — A man in Houston wears a mask while voting during the state's primary runoffs in June 2020.
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Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Mike Pompeo Hits Campaign Trail for Trump in Shift for Top Diplomat — Visit to Wisconsin brings top diplomat to a battleground state — Latest stop follows Pompeo's speech to the GOP convention — Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is ramping up his domestic appearances …
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Andrew Dyer / San Diego Union-Tribune:
More voters picked Jacobs than Gómez in 53rd Congressional District, poll shows — But “undecideds” are 38 percent of the vote, a new 10 News/San Diego Union-Tribune poll finds — If “undecided” were a candidate, it would be tied for first place with Sara Jacobs …
Seth Harp / The Intercept:
As Joe Rogan's Platform Grows, So Does the Media and Liberal Backlash. Why? … Today's SYSTEM UPDATE examining this topic — with guest Shant Mesrobian, former Obama 2008 strategist and author of a recent viral thread on the liberal contempt for Rogan — can be viewed on The Intercept's YouTube channel.
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Jill Ishkanian / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Defund the police’ activist Alyssa Milano calls 911 sparking massive police presence in her quiet California neighborhood claiming an armed an gunman was on her property - but it was really a teen shooting at squirrels with an air gun — Actress Alyssa Milano called police …
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New York Times:
Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In. The Next Moves Will Be Crucial. — America is now under siege by climate change in ways that scientists have warned about for years. But there is a second part to their admonition: Decades of growing crisis are already locked into the global ecosystem and cannot be reversed.
Ryan P. Williams / The American Mind:
Dear Berggruen Institute: Renounce Death Threats Now — A letter from Claremont Institute President Ryan Williams to Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels of the Berggruen Institute — Co-Founder + Editor-in-Chief of Noema Magazine Berggruen Institute — Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dear …
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Michael Sallah / ICIJ:
With Deutsche Bank's help, an oligarch's buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland — In a fiery ball, the explosion in a massive furnace at Warren Steel in Ohio blew out bricks and windows and sent workers hurtling to the ground, including three who were airlifted to burn units and two others rushed to local hospitals.
World Socialist Web Site:
The New York Times and Nikole Hannah-Jones abandon key claims of the 1619 Project — The New York Times, without announcement or explanation, has abandoned the central claim of the 1619 Project: that 1619, the year the first slaves were brought to Colonial Virginia—and not 1776—was the “true founding” of the United States.
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Washington Post:
FDA to announce tougher standards for a coronavirus vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day — The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many are skeptical a vaccine will be safe and effective.
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