The president’s announcement that he had tested positive COVID-19 was just the latest in a wild week of news that included a contentious debate, revelations about his taxes and the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice.
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Maine’s high court denies request to put ranked-choice decision on hold
The Maine Republican Party wants to ask the federal courts to consider First Amendment arguments in a case that allows for ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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Trump’s Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville
The president tries to walk back his refusal to condemn the far right group during the presidential debate.
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Some voters second-guessing their decision to cast absentee ballots
Many are asking what they should do if they change their minds about whether to vote absentee or vote in person.
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Maine reaction to nomination signals a fiercely partisan confirmation
Maine’s liberal leaders decry Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a threat to women’s reproductive rights and the Affordable Care Act, while conservatives hail her as a constitutional originalist.
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View from Away: Trump wants to invade your privacy in the name of immigration enforcement
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Trump expected to nominate conservative Barrett to Supreme Court
The White House indicates to congressional Republicans and outside allies that the pick will be the federal judge from Indiana.
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Politics mixes with law as Trump closes in on court pick
The president is using the vacancy on the Supreme Court to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base.
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Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
The president returns to the issue amid disapproval of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act.
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Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects at court to Ginsburg
The justice’s death has sparked a controversy over the political balance of the Supreme Court just weeks before the November presidential election.