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© Getty Images Three weeks before Election Day, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, is beginning her four-day hearing on her nomination to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The goal of Democrats: To tie Judge Barrett to President Trump on the Affordable Care Act. https://bit.ly/310N5nP The gist of the hearing: “Democrats: This hearing is rushed, COVID is a problem, and Barrett will jeopardize your health care." "Republicans: Barrett is Catholic and that shouldn’t be an issue here. Also she’s qualified, and we’re allowed to hold this hearing.” (From The San Francisco Chronicle’s Tal Kopan) https://bit.ly/3jVhpaT Spoiler alert — what will likely happen: “Regardless of what happens at the hearings, it’s expected that all 10 Democrats on the committee will oppose Barrett and that the 12 Republicans will support her. Barring surprises, Barrett is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate.” https://cnb.cx/3jQl8qn A primer on Judge Barrett, from the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/34Jyw9g Hearing livestream: https://cs.pn/352HKhd |
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| FROM THE HEARING: |
| Barrett on the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat, but no one will ever take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led.” Barrett thinks the judiciary branch should not make policy: “Courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” she said in her opening statement. “The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the People. The public should not expect courts to do so, and courts should not try.” https://bit.ly/30XPvUi From Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.): "When you tell them they're going to be a Catholic judge not an American judge, that's bigotry." https://bit.ly/3jQoiKI |
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| SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: |
| Protesters dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale: The rain does not look fun. Watch: https://bit.ly/3lHMjUv Photos of the room: https://bit.ly/2GY8hnr By the way, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who recently tested positive for COVID-19, is there — and isn’t wearing a mask: Here’s video: https://bit.ly/2GGMWiB Tidbit: 
© Twitter Nothing like hearing props: “Senate [Judiciary Committee] Dems have come prepared w/ posters of constituents that they argue will be impacted if Obamacare is overturned.” Photo from The Hill’s Olivia Beavers: https://bit.ly/34Nglzz Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is participating remotely: Here’s why, from a spokesperson: "Due to Judiciary Committee Republicans’ refusal to take commonsense steps to protect members, aides, Capitol complex workers, and members of the media, Senator Harris plans to participate in this week’s hearings remotely from her Senate office in the Hart building.” https://bit.ly/30VRbh0 Tidbit from the American Bar Association: “Ahead of her confirmation hearing tomorrow, the ABA rates Amy Coney Barrett as ‘well qualified.’” https://bit.ly/3lE0slS ‘Actual’ footage of reporters going into this week ;) https://bit.ly/33ND7Im |
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| ALSO THIS A.M. — JOE BIDEN WEIGHS IN ON BARRETT AND HER FAITH: |
| Via CBS’s Bo Erickson, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he believes there should be no questions during the hearing this week about Judge Barrett’s faith. Watch Biden’s full response: https://bit.ly/34NXOmK |
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Lol, his reaction is great: |
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© Twitter Full size photos: https://bit.ly/36WeTxn |
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Btw, six of seven members of the Joints Chiefs of Staff are quarantining…: |
| Via The Hill’s Ellen Mitchell, “The Pentagon is putting on a show of force as most of its Joint Chiefs of Staff quarantine after two top military officials tested positive for COVID-19 last week and possibly exposed others.” https://bit.ly/30UXBx1 Should we be worried?: “Defense Department officials have repeatedly insisted that military readiness has not been affected and that it remains ready to defend the country, a stance it repeated on Thursday.” What to know: https://bit.ly/30UXBx1 |
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| OVER THE WEEKEND — TRUMP RUFFLED SOME FEATHERS WITH A COMMENT ABOUT GOLD STAR FAMILIES: |
| “President Trump has sparked a new wave of criticism over his treatment of members of the military after suggesting he may have caught the coronavirus from Gold Star families.” What Trump said: https://bit.ly/34Roens |
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| LATEST WITH THE CORONAVIRUS | |
| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 7,765,684 U.S. death toll: 214,793 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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Knock on wood — there haven’t been any coronavirus outbreaks yet at Walt Disney World: |
| Via The New York Times’s Brooks Barnes, “Attendance has been low since the July reopening, but health officials and worker unions also say safety protocols have kept the coronavirus at bay.” https://nyti.ms/36WQTtX |
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| IN OTHER NEWS THIS MORNING | |
Another topic non grata on Facebook: |
| Facebook announced this morning that the platform will ban content denying the Holocaust. https://bit.ly/2Fm0yPs Read the blog post: https://bit.ly/3iQJ8Io |
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Interesting read on the holiday today: |
| Via WTOP’s Rick Massimo, “Columbus Day? Indigenous Peoples Day? What is Monday’s holiday all about?” https://bit.ly/2SNX1wl |
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And on Day 10 since Trump tested positive for COVID-19: |
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Yes, this is true.: |
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© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/3dqGZlO And here’s the full Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit on the debate: https://cnn.it/3djZgRN |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is in Washington, D.C., and is campaigning in Florida this evening. 10:35 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence left for Columbus, Ohio. 12:30 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence holds a campaign rally in Columbus. 4:35 p.m. EDT: President Trump leaves for Sanford, Fla. 4:50 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Washington, D.C. 10:30 p.m. EDT: President Trump returns to the White House. Tuesday: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden campaigns in Milwaukee. |
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| 7 p.m. EDT: President Trump holds a campaign rally in Sanford, Fla. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2FmvgIn 7 p.m. EDT: The Kentucky Senate debate between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic challenger Amy McGrath. Livestream: https://cs.pn/3nGrBpU |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Gumbo Day! |
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Sure, happy to accept the rose: |
| The new season of The Bachelorette is premiering Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC. How this season is complicated, aside from, you know, COVID-19: https://bit.ly/3lBIfFA NBC’s Ali Vitali tweeted: “Thank you to the Lakers for ensuring #TheBachelorette will, in fact, commence on Tuesday.” https://bit.ly/30SM40T |
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Getting traction: |
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© Twitter Watch: https://bit.ly/34Qw2Gf Tidbit — oh wow: “The last three decades have all started with Laker championships.” https://bit.ly/34QonaG |
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| And because you’ve made it this far on a Monday, here’s a tiny kitten who is so small that its perfect perch is on a foot: https://bit.ly/30VU5Cw |
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