Lawyers for both sides have agreed to an August 23 hearing. The dog ate their homework? [SkyNews]
*JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS TO ADMINISTER OATH TO BARRETT TONIGHT
—@justinsink
THE FEED
From one conservative hero to another
politics
Jared Kushner Told the Truth About Republicans and Black People
Mitch McConnell’s work is done here
For the first time in more than four decades, there are no vacancies on the circuit court level, where approximately 30 percent of those sitting on the bench have been nominated by Trump.
—@harrylitman
Tantalizingly close but not quite there for Democrats
NYT/Siena College poll of Texas: Trump 47% to Biden 43% among likely voters https://t.co/LTCx5alsF0
—@GeoffRBennett
the national interest
Trump Admits China, Russia, North Korea are Rooting for Him to Beat Biden
vision 2020
Supreme Court’s Vague Election Orders Are a 2020 Wild Card
just asking questions
How to Restore the Justice Department After Trump Leaves Office
the national interest
Trump Let the Right Make Him the Herbert Hoover of the Coronavirus
vision 2020
New Yorkers Brave Depressingly Long Lines on First Weekend of Early Voting
An encouraging vaccine update
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca AZN 0.08% PLC showed a promising immune response and low levels of adverse reactions in the elderly and older adults, according to an interim analysis that the drugmaker said was encouraging.
The vaccine, now in late-stage human trials aimed at showing its efficacy and safety, is a front-runner in the global sprint for a shot to protect lives and jump-start economies hobbled by the pandemic. Trials in the U.K. could produce results before year-end, fueling hopes among scientists and government leaders that a vaccine might be available for high-risk groups here by early 2021.
The results showed positive outcomes for adults over 56, including the especially higher-risk age group of those 70 and older, and were based on analysis of previously conducted interim safety and immune-response data, AstraZeneca and Oxford said Monday.
Just what we need as COVID-19 cases surge: an understaffed HHS
At least 27 political appointees have exited the embattled Health and Human Services department since the start of the Covid-19 crisis in February, according to a POLITICO review, and senior leaders are bracing for dozens more officials to depart swiftly if President Donald Trump loses re-election.
Such a wave of departures would leave only a shell staff shepherding the department through a uniquely challenging winter of coronavirus outbreaks and drug and vaccine authorizations until Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, according to interviews with 17 current and former HHS officials, some of whom requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue.
four long years
The Birth of an Extraordinary Modern Progressive Movement
the swamp
The Tortured Self-Justification of a Trump Enabler
coronavirus
Pence Defies Quarantine As White House Deems His Campaign Presence ‘Essential’
vision 2020
Win or Lose, Republicans Need a Better Plan for the Future Electorate
vision 2020
Facebook Prepares Potential Emergency Measures for the Election: Report
Three southern toss-ups
In the final stretch of the campaign, we find three Southern battlegrounds that could still go either way. Our estimates show Joe Biden with just a two-point edge over President Trump in Florida, Biden up four points in North Carolina, and the contest even in Georgia. …
[V]ery different views on the coronavirus pandemic still shape the race in all these states. In all, most Biden voters are very concerned about getting it, and Mr. Trump’s voters, by comparison, are far less concerned. Biden also gets better marks overall on how he would handle the outbreak.
white house outbreak
As Trump Downplays Pandemic’s Third Wave, New COVID-19 Outbreak Hits White House
pandemic
Trump Administration Shelves COVID-Vaccine Santa Clause
covid-19
White House Chief of Staff: ‘We Are Not Going to Control the Pandemic’
new york city
How Democrat Max Rose Is Still Taking a Stand for His Trump Country Seat
An early-vote trend that could prove decisive on Election Night
One important election night twist: early mail ballots are really good for Biden in Arizona so far, reversing the traditional pattern (you may recall McSally led and then Sinema over took post election day).
Now, I’d expect Biden to have the Election Night lead in Arizona.
—@Nate_Cohn
Now, I’d expect Biden to have the Election Night lead in Arizona.
how was your week?
1,443 New York Readers on Their Plans for Election Night and the Holidays
the national interest
Even If Trump Loses, Republicans’ Authoritarian Ambitions Will Live On
coronavirus
U.S. Sets New Record in Daily COVID-19 Cases, As Third Wave Surges On
vision 2020
Is Republican Voter Suppression Starting to Backfire?
the national interest
Never Forget the Hypothetical Victims of Biden’s Swine Flu Disaster
Nearly 1.5M have already voted by mail-in ballot in PA
Nearly half of the mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania have been returned.
As of Friday, 1,449,400 ballots have been returned.
In the 2016 general election, 266,208 absentee ballots were cast statewide.https://t.co/bNkmRDLQYF
—@kylegriffin1
As of Friday, 1,449,400 ballots have been returned.
In the 2016 general election, 266,208 absentee ballots were cast statewide.https://t.co/bNkmRDLQYF
domestic terror
Militias Pose High Risk of Election Violence, New Report Says
politics
Focus Group Slams Trump for No Empathy in Final Presidential Debate
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