Sep 19 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax By Hope Yen, Associated Press After months of mass death and sickness, what could possibly count as a success story against the pandemic? President Donald Trump would have you believe Americans are already living that success story, even as the death toll approaches 200,000 and infections spread… Continue reading
Sep 19 Ginsburg to be remembered with statue in her native Brooklyn By Associated Press A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on his high court pick By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election. Continue reading
Sep 19 Can Trump replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the election? By Lisa Desjardins Into a year of unprecedented crisis and divide, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg adds more political drama, and a core question: Will President Trump be able to seat a new justice on the Supreme Court, potentially… Continue reading
Sep 18 'She would want us all to fight': Leaders pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Molly Finnegan The second woman to be named to the highest court and a champion of gender equality was remembered by colleagues, the nation's top leaders and former presidents. Continue reading
Sep 18 Biden says 2020 winner should pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg successor By Associated Press Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has paid to tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her enduring legacy. Continue reading
Sep 18 Pelosi calls Ginsburg's death an 'an incalculable loss for our democracy' By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is “an incalculable loss for our democracy and for all who sacrifice and strive to build a better future for our children.”… Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump calls the late Ginsburg 'an amazing woman' By Associated Press Ginsburg died Friday of complications from cancer at the age of 87. The news of her death broke shortly after Trump began to address a campaign rally in Minnesota. Continue reading
Sep 18 Majority Leader McConnell promises a quick vote on Trump court pick By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President… Continue reading
Sep 18 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Continue reading