Oct 12 Watch 5:06 NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen on LeBron James’ athletic prowess — and off-court advocacy With the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA championship victory Sunday night, LeBron James has further cemented his superstar status. And just a few months shy of his 36th birthday, he doesn’t look to be approaching the end of his remarkable career… Continue watching
Oct 12 Roberta McCain, John McCain’s mother, dies at 108 By Associated Press The mother of Arizona Sen. John McCain, Roberta McCain, has died. She was 108. A spokesperson for her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Court should interpret laws as written, Judge Amy Coney Barrett says By Associated Press Barrett said in her opening statement Monday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee that people of all backgrounds deserve “an independent Supreme Court.”… Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: GOP ‘rushing’ Supreme Court hearings ‘not the American people’s priorities,’ Harris says By Associated Press California Sen. Kamala Harris says Republicans are trying to get the Supreme Court to do their “dirty work” by installing a new justice who will overturn the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Oct 12 Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. Continue reading
Oct 12 Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press To counteract racist voter suppression tactics that date back to the Jim Crow era, early voting in the Black community is stressed from pulpits nearly as much as it is by the candidates seeking their support. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett must recuse herself from election cases, Sen. Blumenthal says By Associated Press The Connecticut senator says Barrett’s participation in election cases would do “explosive, enduring harm to the court’s legitimacy" and to her credibility. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is ‘a judicial torpedo’ aimed at ACA, Sen. Whitehouse says By Associated Press Whitehouse and other Democrats argued Monday at Barrett’s confirmation hearing that the Affordable Care Act is at serious risk if Barrett is confirmed to the high court. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Sen. Lee appears at SCOTUS confirmation hearing in person after COVID-19 diagnosis By Associated Press A Utah Republican senator who had tested positive for the coronavirus says “I feel great” and is attending hearings in person for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Health care is at stake with Judge Amy Coney Barrett nomination, Sen. Feinstein says By Associated Press Feinstein, the top Democrat on the panel, says the president has promised to appoint justices who will vote to undo the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Continue reading