A Quickly Canceled 1987 Sitcom Predicted the Year of Qaddafi’s Death

A month after the apparent super-spreader event at her nomination celebration, Barrett’s swearing-in locked in a 6-3 majority in the high court.

9:46 p.m.

Why the Size of Biden’s Lead Still Matters

There’s the down-ballot impact, the possibility of polling error, and the need to keep Trump from declaring victory based on early returns.

8:57 p.m.

maga

The 10 Strangest Moments From Trump’s Monday Trifecta of Pennsylvania Rallies

By Charlotte Klein

Trump recalled how his COVID doctors “would grab my body” and expressed his desire for the open road, yearning to “drive the hell out of here.”

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8:10 p.m.

power

Amy Coney Barrett Is Confirmed to the Supreme Court

By Bridget Read

This cements a 6-3 conservative majority on the Court. Coney Barrett is the third justice chosen by Trump.

8:08 p.m.

politics

Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Is Proof That Norms Are Dead

By Sarah Jones

Even if he loses next week, Trump got his third justice. The only question is: What are Democrats going to do about it if they gain power?

7:11 p.m.

covid-19 stimulus

Another Day of Overtime Stimulus Talks Ends With No Deal

Both sides are accusing the other of “moving the goal posts,” but in the end, it’s Trump who needs a preelection announcement.

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FBI Won’t Release Doc on White-Supremacist Terror Until After Election: Report

Rep. Bennie Thompson fears the report is being delayed because it “probably would not be viewed favorably by this administration.”

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climate change

Republicans Put the Oil Industry Above Economic Growth

By Eric Levitz

The GOP is what it purports to oppose: A party that would rather subsidize its favorite declining industries than promote creative destruction.

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buyer's market

Leisure Travelers Will Miss Business Travelers

By Josh Barro

Their high fares make your low fares possible. And if their high fares don’t come back, yours will go up.

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scenes from your election day

Scenes From Your Election Day

By The Editors

New York wants to see what your election experience looks like in this unprecedented, emotionally charged year.

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From one conservative hero to another

*JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS TO ADMINISTER OATH TO BARRETT TONIGHT

—@justinsink

3:04 p.m.

politics

Jared Kushner Told the Truth About Republicans and Black People

By Sarah Jones

The president’s son-in-law said what a lot of conservatives really believe.

2:54 p.m.

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

2:05 p.m.

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

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the national interest

Trump Admits China, Russia, North Korea are Rooting for Him to Beat Biden

By Jonathan Chait

“President Xi from China, President Putin from Russia, Kim Jong-un, North Korea … They don’t want to deal with Sleepy Joe.”

1:02 p.m.

Supreme Court’s Vague Election Orders Are a 2020 Wild Card

Republicans want the Supreme Court to stop lower-court judges from liberalizing voting rules, and the Court’s conservative majority often complies.

12:34 p.m.

just asking questions

How to Restore the Justice Department After Trump Leaves Office

By James D. Walsh

Constitutional-law expert Mark Tushnet on his call for a bipartisan commission to investigate the many ways the DOJ shattered norms under Trump.

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the national interest

Trump Let the Right Make Him the Herbert Hoover of the Coronavirus

By Jonathan Chait

The virus was a chance for Trump to revive his presidency. He blew it by listening to conservatives.

11:41 a.m.

New Yorkers Brave Depressingly Long Lines on First Weekend of Early Voting

By Benjamin Hart

The crowds were both a testament to intense voter sentiment and an ever-backward election system.

9:15 a.m.

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.

Oxford, AstraZeneca Vaccine Shows Promising Immune Response in Older Adults

—Wall Street Journal

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four long years

The Birth of an Extraordinary Modern Progressive Movement

By Rebecca Traister

The last four years have been an era of radical right-wing rule in Washington — and of remarkable left-wing populist response.

7:00 a.m.

the swamp

The Tortured Self-Justification of a Trump Enabler

By Olivia Nuzzi

How an anonymous Republican squares his love of power with his contempt for the president.

Pence Defies Quarantine As White House Deems His Campaign Presence ‘Essential’

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After exposure to multiple COVID-positive aides, Pence’s essential work this week includes traveling to rallies on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Win or Lose, Republicans Need a Better Plan for the Future Electorate

By 2024, millennial and Gen-Z voters are going to give a distinctly diverse and leftward tilt to politics. Trumpism won’t cut it.

Facebook Prepares Potential Emergency Measures for the Election: Report

The platform is reportedly planning to change users’ news feeds and slow the sharing of viral content if election violence becomes a reality.

10/25/2020

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.

Trump-Biden race is tight in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll

—CBS News