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Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens as President Donald Trump announces Barrett as his nominee to the Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. | AP Photo/Alex Brandon Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, will begin […]

“It’s a clear signal that the costs for not negotiating before the election are going to go up,” said one of the people, who requested anonymity to relay sensitive discussions. The Trump administration is “trying to create an incentive, and it’s a real incentive, for the Russians to sit down […]

Top Democrats spent much of the weekend and Monday finalizing a roughly $2.2 trillion relief package, with initial plans to release it as soon as Monday night, though it now seems more likely to drop Tuesday. The House could vote as soon as Thursday, though nothing has been scheduled and […]

But now, Sawyer is staying on temporarily to help lead the Democratic staff in the struggle over Ginsburg’s vacant seat. Sawyer was general counsel to the panel during the hugely controversial hearings over now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Brest is staying on as staff director. Meanwhile, the committee’s Republican majority has hired […]

Pelosi, in a Sunday letter to House Democrats, urged them to consider whether the House might be pulled into deciding who is president when determining where to focus resources on winning seats in November. This could lead to more concerted efforts by Democrats to win in states such as Montana […]

Nevertheless, Sen. John N. Kennedy (R-La.) maintained that the Constitution’s “provisions about filling a Supreme Court vacancy are unaffected by the electoral calendar,” and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Barrett will be confirmed to the high court “next month.” “If for some reason it’s not done, we’ll do it after […]

Cotton, a staunch Trump ally, defended Trump on Sunday by claiming Democrats were projecting in their assessment of the president’s intentions. He said Trump would accept the results if the courts settle a contested election or if the results are clear on election night. “What the president was saying is […]

According to Seoul, North Korea on Friday sent a message including a rare apology by leader Kim Jong Un for the shooting death of the official, who was found floating on an object in its waters. The North Korean message distributed by South Korea said its troops shot the official […]

Many statements from Democratic candidates and sitting senators on Saturday mentioned the potential demise of the Affordable Care Act as a primary reason to go after Barrett. And while national polls may be on Democrats’ side in pushing the nomination until after the election, it will be difficult to shake […]

“We know that the votes are not there [to block the nominee], but you do what you can to call attention to it,” said Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent who could be pulled off the campaign trail as a result. “The issue is that this is […]

The remarks come with Democrats leading Republican senators in the polls in several key states — and with the pro-business, traditionally conservative Chamber facing a precarious moment. The group has clashed with President Donald Trump on issues including trade and immigration and is now facing an internal revolt over its […]

“There’s not much of a margin for error. But we don’t have much error,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “We have our [party] meetings and no one has ever gotten up and made the case for why we should do this after the election.” “There’s going to be plenty of […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill, as well as vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris and several of her colleagues who also ran for president this year, were in attendance as well. Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, who led a ceremony for Ginsburg at the court on Wednesday, also […]

“CLF is doubling down and pressing even deeper into our top offensive opportunities, reinforcing our swing-seat incumbents and providing a small insurance policy in a few seats to ensure a win this November,” CLF President Dan Conston said in a statement. Notable new reservations include $865,000 to boost Rep. Don […]

Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held several weeks of negotiations with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows from late July to early August, but the talks failed amid partisan finger-pointing. The two sides were hundreds of billions of dollars apart on overall […]

“It doesn’t indicate that we love everything. It indicates where we think we have the best chances of pushing our agenda,” 350 Action Executive Director May Boeve told POLITICO in an interview. “We’ve already seen movement and we’re going to keep pushing.” Background: The group, which rose to prominence opposing […]

“That the president of the United States would place in doubt the idea of the peaceful transfer of power, well it’s not a surprise,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shown during a news conference on Sept. 24. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s […]

“We call on all countries to pursue innovative, coordinated, green and open development for all, seize the historic opportunities presented by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, achieve a green economy of the world economy in the post-Covid era and thus create a powerful force […]

The Dallas Fed covers Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. The context: Survey respondents said the economic paralysis brought about by the spread of Covid-19 was the major factor, with uncertainty over who will win this year’s presidential election further discouraging investment. One respondent told the Fed that “I […]

The news: “The unethical manner in which these tapes were acquired does not excuse the comments that were made, or the crass way they were expressed,” Thiessen said in a statement. “On behalf of the Company and our employees, I offer my unreserved apology to all those who were hurt […]

The group’s spot contrasts the military service of Kind’s opponent, Derrick Van Orden, with what it calls the congressman’s dereliction of duty. A narrator notes Kind missed 138 votes in the last 2.5 years. The ad will air in the La Crosse and Wausau markets. The decision to go into […]

Trump is currently debating whether to choose Circuit Court judges Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa or one of several other conservative women. But regardless of who he picks, securing meetings with Democrats is likely to do nothing to prevent her from facing a complete and utter rejection from the […]

“That’s an ongoing challenge. Public information is probably the best inoculator against the effectiveness of this. But we have to balance that with not losing access to information,” Rubio said after a two-hour Intelligence Committee briefing with Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and William Evanina, the nation’s top counterintelligence […]