Long Island High-School Students Suspended for ‘Tebowing’ in Hallway

Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court: Updates

By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner

Barrett celebrated Justices Scalia and Ginsburg in her speech accepting the nomination, but made it clear she would follow Scalia’s example.

Amy Coney Barrett Is Even More Extreme Than Antonin Scalia

By Barbara McQuade

Even if her confirmation is a done deal, Barrett’s record should be laid bare in the Senate hearings so Americans understand what’s at stake.

Amy Coney Barrett and the Triumph of Phyllis Schlafly

By Sarah Jones

Conservatives have long understood the power of weaponizing womanhood.

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Are Amy Coney Barrett’s Religious Views Fair Game for Tough Questions?

By Ed Kilgore

Charismatic Catholicism may seem alien to many Americans. But Barrett’s critics really need to educate themselves before diving down rabbit holes.

Dems Should Turn Barrett Hearings Into an Anti-GOP Infomercial

By Eric Levitz

The party has no chance of blocking Trump’s nominee. But they do have an opportunity to spotlight the GOP’s unpopular judicial agenda.

Democrats Are All But Resigned to the Supreme Court’s Hard-Right Turn

By Gabriel Debenedetti

“The ACA could be overturned by Trump’s Supreme Court the week after the election, in the middle of a pandemic. There’s no good answer.”

Senate Democrats Want Barrett to Step Aside If Supreme Court Gets Election Case

By Ed Kilgore

It would make Bush v. Gore look like child’s play to rush through a Supreme Court nominee who then rules on Trump’s political fate.

9/25/2020

The party of the fewer people

The RNC is getting involved in an appeal over absentee ballot deadlines in Georgia, making it the 20th state where the Republican Party is fighting election lawsuits to limit the rights of voters.https://t.co/LXpkyXxmUe

—@kylegriffin1

2020 Presidential Debates: What to Expect and How to Watch

By Matt Stieb

All eyes are on the final hurdles in the 2020 campaign — though not at the White House, as Trump reportedly hasn’t been doing his prep work.

Trump’s Threats of Bloodshed Are Off Message, Republicans Worry

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By Jonathan Chait

Every time Trump says he’s an authoritarian, it just feeds into the baseless liberal paranoia that he’s some kind of “authoritarian.”

Democrats Are Moving Fast on the Filibuster. Joe Biden Isn’t Yet.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

Nearly everything the party wants to achieve probably hinges on a procedural step their candidate may refuse to take.

How Far Will Trump Go to Keep the White House?

the national circus

By Frank Rich

Trump won’t commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election. The real question is how his most ardent, militant supporters will respond.

How Biden Can Challenge Trump on Trying to Rig the Election

By Ed Kilgore

Biden should try to split Trump from his enablers by disclaiming an attack on the legitimacy of the Electoral College if all votes are counted.

De Blasio Says Expanded Outdoor Dining Will Be ‘Permanent’ and ‘Year-round’

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By Chris Crowley

The city’s Open Restaurants initiative will not only continue, but expand.

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9/25/2020

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has COVID-19

On Wednesday evening, @FirstLadyVA and I were notified that a member of our official residence staff had developed symptoms and tested positive for #COVID19. We both received PCR nasal swab tests yesterday and both tested positive.

Pam is experiencing mild symptoms, and I am asymptomatic. Per @VDHgov guidelines, we will isolate at home for 10 days and then reevaluate our symptoms. I am in constant contact with my cabinet and staff, and will continue working from the Executive Mansion.

As I have been reminding Virginians throughout this crisis, #COVID19 is very real and very contagious. We are grateful for your thoughts and support, but the best thing you can do for us—and most importantly, for your fellow Virginians—is to take this virus seriously.

—@GovernorVA

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

Economic Forecast: Biden Plan Will Create 7 Million More Jobs Than Trump

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By Jonathan Chait

Average household incomes will also increase nearly $5,000.

9/25/2020

It’s unclear if today’s attack is linked to the Charlie Hebdo terrorism trial, which is currently underway

At least two people were wounded in a knife attack Friday near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, police said Friday. A suspect has been arrested.

A Paris police official said that while authorities initially thought two attackers were involved, they now believe it was only one person, who was detained near the Bastille plaza in eastern Paris, a city police official said. The official said police are still searching the area while they question the arrested suspect.

2 wounded in knife attack in Paris, suspect arrested

—ABC News