Naked Republican hypocrisy is destroying trust in Supreme Court: Reagan, Bush lawyers  —  Republicans are using a deeply unfair process to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.  Build faith in democracy by letting the people decide.  —  When a vacancy on the Supreme Court arose nine months ahead …

Dr. Fauci: The Trump Campaign Is ‘In Effect, Harassing Me’  —  The nation's top infectious disease expert says there is “not a chance” he quits the task force.  But he's openly angry with how he's being politicized. … The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci demanded …

2020 Election Live Updates: ‘Record’ Turnout for Early Voting in Georgia as Biden Campaigns in Ohio  —  Joe Biden will speak in Toledo and Cincinnati and President Trump, returning to the campaign trail, will travel to Florida.  Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett have begun.

California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.  —  California election officials received reports over the weekend …

Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan  —  NEW YORK TIMES/  —  SIENA COLLEGE POLL  —  Joe Biden leads Donald J. Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin.  Mr. Biden's polling leads in both states would currently withstand a 2016-size polling miss.  —  2016 Election Result NYT/Siena

As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage  —  Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters' health.

Covid-19 Reinfection Documented in Nevada Adds to Questions on Virus Immunity  —  Case of man reinfected with the coronavirus, reported in a Lancet medical journal, joins a number of Covid-19 second-cases world-wide  —  A Nevada man became the first published case of Covid-19 reinfection in the U.S. …

Roberta W. McCain, maverick mother of Sen. John McCain, dies  —  Roberta McCain, an independent-minded oil heiress who was married to one of the Navy's highest-ranking officers and who displayed characteristic pluck when she took to the presidential campaign trail at age 96 on behalf of her son …

Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White House is on the verge of being lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

Eric Trump cancels event at Michigan gun shop after former employee is linked to domestic terror plot against governor  —  Former employee was fired and would show up to work in tactical gear, gun shop says  —  DETROIT - Eric Trump has canceled a Michigan based campaign event scheduled …

‘Green tsunami’: Inside Senate Republicans' financial freak-out  —  In mid-April, senior advisers to a dozen Republican senators gathered on the second floor of the National Republican Senatorial Committee's offices, where NRSC executive director Kevin McLaughlin detailed …

WinRed: Zero to $1,000,000,000 in 15 Months  —  Today we're proud to report that Republicans raised over $1 Billion on WinRed in its first 15 months since launching.  What took ActBlue 12 years to accomplish, WinRed did in a little over a year.  —  WinRed Lifetime Raised: $1,205,933,469

Senator Gary Peters Shares His Abortion Story  —  He's the first sitting senator in history to do so.  —  United States Senator Gary Peters, a low-key, moderate Democrat from Michigan, is in a very tight re-election race that  —  could decide  —  whether his party wins the Senate.

Police Arrest Heshy Tischler As His Backers Swarm Home Of The Jewish Journalist He Targeted  —  Four days after leading a violent mob against a journalist in clear view of NYPD officers, Heshy Tischler, the right-wing radio host and City Council candidate, was arrested by police outside his Borough Park home on Sunday night.

Black man led by rope by White cops on horseback suing for $1 million  —  Galveston, Texas — A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest.

The Third Wave of the Pandemic Is Here  —  When Donald Trump checked into Walter Reed medical center more than a week ago, it appears likely to have marked the beginning of the end stage of his presidency.  But it was also a milestone for the pandemic, and not just because COVID-19 had infected …

Portland protesters topple statues of Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln in ‘Day of Rage’; police declare riot  —  Protesters topple statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln  —  A group of protesters toppled statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt …

Removing Holocaust Denial Content  —  Today we are updating our hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.  —  Organizations that study trends in hate speech are reporting increases in online attacks against many groups worldwide, and we continue our efforts to remove it.

Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad  —  The photo featuring Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley was used without the officer's “knowledge or consent,” according to a defense official.  —  Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley walks toward the Senate after briefing members of Congress in January.

Trump's children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show  —  Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers.  Donald Trump Jr. took his protectors to the Trump hotel in Vancouver …

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