Oct 12 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Sanford, Florida By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus. Continue reading
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 Belarus ramps up crackdown on protests, detains over 700 By Associated Press Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has run the country with an iron fist for 26 years. 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 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