Control of the chamber is in play this election, and Republicans are fighting off stiff challenges in several states where the issue is beginning to pop up in ads. hide caption. GOP supporters of Barrett were already trying to frame her pick as appealing to women. Olivia Troye, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's top coronavirus advisor at the time, participates in a coronavirus disease briefing event with the Vice President at 3M's company headquarters in Maplewood, Minn. in March. hide caption, City personnel will hand out free masks. President Trump attempted to walk back his comments about the Proud Boys, a right-wing group he declined to disavow in Tuesday night's presidential debate. Carolyn Kaster/AP In Rabat, ADAN Is Likely The Answer, U.S. Sunday's game will be delayed until Monday or Tuesday. Will Stone, Demonstrators strike an effigy of President Trump outside the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong during a May protest, following Trump's executive order aimed at revoking visas of Chinese nationals studying in the United States. hide caption, Send us your comments, questions and suggestions, We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020, Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice, News Brief: High Court Vacancy, Pandemic's Effects, U.S. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption. Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and will get the chance to question Barrett, a moment that will likely get wall-to-wall national television coverage. With government funding resolved it's unclear whether both chambers can come together on a coronavirus relief package. Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a liberal group focused on equal rights and social justice, told NPR before the president made his Barrett nomination official that Ginsburg's death was a "wake-up call" that would help put the issue of health care front and center for many who may have taken the issue for granted. hide caption. hide caption.

I'm sure it will be extremely noncontroversial.

I urge my Republican friends to slow down, put people before politics, and give their constituents a chance to vote," Manchin said.

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It should be very easy — good luck," Trump said in announcing his pick at his Saturday event at the Rose Garden, but the crowd of supporters laughed. The two Democrats still in the Senate who backed Barrett's 2017 nomination to the federal bench — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia — said they would vote no now because of how Senate GOP leaders are handling the process. Morning Edition for September 23, 2020 Hear the Morning Edition program for September 23, 2020 Jamelle Tate/Courtesy of the artist

Twenty-five major fires are burning throughout the state, including the Bobcat fire in Southern California, pictured on Sept. 21. The focus on the court just weeks before the election could help energize conservatives in key states. President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett walk along the Rose Garden colonnade on Saturday. hide caption. Nixon, Carson Sandwiches Are Still In Former Boy Scout's Freezer, When You Spot A Stray, Who You Gonna Call? hide caption. It also means it will likely be a central issue in key Senate races around the United States. Claire Harbage/NPR But in a flurry of emails, interest groups representing pro- and anti-abortion rights, gun issues, health care and more pledged to fight hard — making the Supreme Court an issue that could be front and center in the closing days of the presidential election.

Dave Martin/AP The focus on the court just weeks before the election could help energize conservatives in key states. Smeal's group joined with other women's organizations to create a super PAC called Vote for Equality that is setting up efforts on college campuses in seven states with competitive Senate races to attempt to educate younger voters about the legal issues that could end up before the Supreme Court. Their new track for Morning Edition's Song Project was inspired by a collective feeling of restlessness in the COVID-19 era. But then I would do it, until I got so bruised from it I had to stop." The Senate Republicans' campaign arm began selling T-shirts with "Notorious A.C.B." What Will 2021 Hold For U.S. Fifty-seven percent of those polled said the nomination of a justice to the high court should wait until after the election, and 38% backed action now by the president and the Republican-controlled Senate. A new book tells the story behind Operation Varsity Blues. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images After 57 years, 15 days and multiple pleas for an apology and compensation, Gov.

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But while Trump is predicting expediency this time, senators on both sides of the aisle and outside groups gearing up for a contentious process have no illusions that it will be easy, even with the outcome not really in any doubt. A woman runs with her face mask on Monday in New York City, where the mayor has announced that city personnel will hand out free masks to anyone who is not wearing a face covering. From humble beginnings, The Teaches of Peaches has spent 20 years seeping into the mainstream, widening pop's window for abrasive sounds and NSFW sexual expression. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats latest COVID bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. t-shirt! Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Detectives say they tied Murray to the shooting using surveillance footage and forensic evidence.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett looks over to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Capitol Hill Tuesday. "Every night I would jump to my knees," she said in a statement to NPR, "and every day I would say, 'Don't do that tonight.' Democrats, who recognize they don't have the votes to block Barrett's confirmation, are pivoting to make the debate about health care and the future of the Affordable Care Act. A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Wednesday. Elaine Thompson/AP Climate Stance, First-Time Voters In Wisconsin Weigh In On Election Issues, EU Fills Leadership Void After U.S. For McConnell, who is balancing concerns about control of the chamber with his chief goal of remaking the federal judiciary, the possibility of confirming Barrett, who would install a conservative majority on the court potentially for decades, is incentive to push ahead. The new season starts this Saturday, and Yang looks forward to being back in the studio with the full cast and crew — and some serious COVID-19 safety precautions. His last pick was Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who came under additional scrutiny over a sexual assault allegation. hide caption, A broadcast of the first debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is played on TVs at The Abbey in West Hollywood, Calif.

The abrupt addition of appointees at a federal statistical agency largely run by career civil servants has raised concerns about political interference with the 2020 census. Outside groups framed Barrett as potentially casting the deciding vote on the court on the ACA. What Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination Means For 2020 Election The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states.

Barrett is Trump's third Supreme Court nominee. A rally of liberal groups in front of the Supreme Court was scheduled for Sunday afternoon, and senators who expected to be on recess for the final fall stretch to campaign will return to the Capitol early this week instead to handle a confirmation process that will take center stage, with efforts to put together another coronavirus relief package fading. Photos Courtesy of Mauktik Kulkarni and Suraj Yengde, Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020, Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice. , But a Washington Post-ABC poll released on Friday shows that there could be backlash to the vote this close to the election. That doesn't leave a lot of time for the panel to finish the FBI background check and review answers to the committee's lengthy questionnaire that nominees submit ahead of the hearings. Barrett is expected to begin meeting with senators early this week, and the Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to begin hearings on Oct. 12. Rough Translation examines the debate over a system of privilege that is coded in one's career, last name, religion and dietary restrictions. Trump was eager to make the issue a staple of his stump speech: He appeared at a rally on Saturday night in Middletown, Pa., in front of a large red screen that said, "Fill That Seat!" Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md.

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