Oct 12 WATCH: Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him By Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden is blasting President Donald Trump and Republicans for fast-tracking a Supreme Court nomination while negotiations plod along on a new coronavirus economic relief package. 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: Pence speaks about the economy amid COVID-19 during campaign event in Ohio By Candice Norwood and Associated Press A recent statewide poll of likely Ohio voters conducted by Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio Northern University and Oakland University showed Trump had slightly more support than Biden, 47 percent to 45.4 percent. 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
Oct 12 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is in a ‘category of excellence,’ Sen. Graham says By Associated Press Graham, R-S.C., praised Barrett as he opened Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Republican-led panel. Continue reading
Oct 12 Read Amy Coney Barrett’s full prepared opening statement for Supreme Court hearing By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to be a justice “fearless of criticism” as the split Senate charges ahead with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s pick to cement a conservative court majority before Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 1 By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Barrett spoke Monday about her judicial philosophy, her experience and her large family at the end of the first day of her fast-tracked confirmation hearings. Continue reading