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Summary List Placement Sen. Roy Blunt on Sunday said that he expected to see legal challenges for the 2020 presidential election but expressed confidence in the country’s electoral system. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd asked the Missouri Republican about President Donald Trump frequently bringing up electoral disputes and questioning the validity of […]

Summary List Placement Democratic Senator Cory Booker on Sunday said he plans to meet with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and see if she’s willing to recuse herself from election-related decisions. “One of the things I want to ask her is will she recuse herself in terms of any election issues […]

Watch Video California corrections officials will be required to house transgender inmates by their gender identity. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law Saturday — preventing inmates from being placed in a gendered prison based solely on their birth gender. Officials will now ask incoming inmates if they’re transgender, nonbinary or intersex and, if they say […]

Summary List Placement An anonymous Facebook executive told Politico that right-wing pages see more engagement because of their emotional pull, instead of the platform’s algorithm, according to a report published Friday. The publication reported that the executive said that “right-wing populism is always more engaging,” because of its focus on “nation, protection, the other, anger, […]

Watch Video Grocers are starting to stockpile in preparation for a second coronavirus surge, changing their focus from having weeks of supplies on hand …to *months of supplies in stores. More Americans have been buying groceries and eating at home since the pandemic began, and the higher demand has created higher prices from stores and […]

Summary List Placement As the November election nears closer, President Donald Trump has for months railed against states’ attempts to expand mail-in-voting to alleviate fears associated with in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump and his allies have for months claimed without evidence that an expansion of mail-in voting via the postal service will lead […]

Watch Video Violence erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani soldiers Sunday, with each side blaming the other for provoking the fights. The conflict quickly escalated, with tanks and helicopters along the mountainous border and at least 16 people killed. More than 100 were wounded as of Sunday night. Armenia claims Azerbaijan started the clash by launching […]

Summary List Placement Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday asked for the Senate to hold off on voting for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, and wait for the results of the November general election. Biden, speaking from the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, appealed to Republican Senators in asking that […]

Summary List Placement President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that it will be a victory for the United States if the Supreme Court dismantles the Affordable Care Act. “Obamacare will be replaced with a MUCH better, and FAR cheaper, alternative if it is terminated in the Supreme Court. Would be a big WIN for the […]

Watch Video Anger over a lack of criminal charges against police officers for killing Breonna Taylor continued into the weekend in Louisville, with demonstrations and dozens of arrests. The weekend saw 22 people arrested on Friday and 28 on Saturday mostly for breaking a 9 p.m. curfew. Officers deemed protests”unlawful” after several fires were set […]

Watch Video Anger over a lack of criminal charges against police officers for killing Breonna Taylor continued into the weekend in Louisville, with demonstrations and dozens of arrests. The weekend saw 22 people arrested on Friday and 28 on Saturday mostly for breaking a 9 p.m. curfew. Officers deemed protests”unlawful” after several fires were set […]

Summary List Placement Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a political advocacy group backed by billionaire Charles Koch, is campaigning to support President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, the group said in a press release Saturday. “[AFP] today commended President Trump for nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court,” the group […]

Watch Video The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the hearings October 12 to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court. Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham made the announcement in a statement Saturday. The hearings will last three to four days. Graham said he expects the committee to report Barrett’s nomination October 22. […]