Very impressive. Unfortunately, this is the first and last time that an expert knowledge of the Byzantine Empire will do him any good.
the national interest
Trump Says Reporters Covering Protests Deserve to be Attacked
THE FEED
coronavirus
Pentagon Spent Most of Its CARES Act Cash on Jet Parts and Uniforms: Report
vision 2020
Pennsylvania Becomes Ground Zero For Election Lawsuits
florida
Bloomberg Helps Pay Fines of 32,000 Florida Ex-Felons So They Can Vote
The Trump administration has deliberately undermined the census
A new Commerce Dept OIG report concludes:
“I. The decision to accelerate the Census schedule was not made by the Census Bureau.
II. The accelerated schedule increases the risks to obtaining a complete and accurate 2020 Census.”
(This is what a politicized census looks like.)
—@jbendery
“I. The decision to accelerate the Census schedule was not made by the Census Bureau.
II. The accelerated schedule increases the risks to obtaining a complete and accurate 2020 Census.”
(This is what a politicized census looks like.)
coronavirus stimulus
Will Distractions Kill COVID-19 Stimulus Talks Until After the Election?
games
Sports Pulled Off a Miracle in 2020. Now What About 2021?
the national interest
Senate Republicans Approve Trump Court Nominee Sight Unseen
poll position
New State Polls Show Biden Landslide and Narrow Trump Win Are Both Possible
But he’s still going to be asked about this at every debate
Joe Biden on expanding Supreme Court: “It’s a legitimate question, but let me tell you why I’m not going answer. Because it will shift the focus…Let’s say I answer that question, then the whole debate’s gonna be about what Biden said or didn’t say.” https://t.co/vMbV97lpF4 pic.twitter.com/lXm63oJu4c
—@mviser
How COVID-19 could come home for the holidays
New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the upcoming holiday season warns that hosts and attendees at holiday celebrations will need to take steps to limit the risk of contracting and spreading the novel coronavirus. …
Instead of communal, potluck-style food, hosts can ask attendees to bring their own, the CDC said. Cutting down on shared items by having one person serve, and getting single-use plates and condiments, are also recommended, according to the CDC.
Traditional celebrations like Halloween trick-or-treating, large indoor Día de los Muertos gatherings, crowded Thanksgiving parades and Black Friday shopping sprees could spread the virus and should be avoided, according to the guidance. The CDC recommends alternatives such as virtual Halloween costume contests, holding a small dinner for household members and shopping online.
vision 2020
Trump’s Closing Message to Seniors: I Don’t Care If You Die
supreme court
Game Over: Romney Says He’s Fine With Supreme Court Vote This Year
the top line
Nikola Says It’s Not the Next Theranos
supreme court
How the Timeline for Confirming Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Will Play Out
power
The Grand Jury Decision on the Officers Who Killed Breonna Taylor Is Imminent
the national interest
Trump, Orbán, and Putin Are Forming an Authoritarian Alliance
Trump is upset that Republicans only back some of his authoritarian efforts
President Donald Trump said Monday he was furious with Republicans in Washington for not doing enough to take up his unsubstantiated claims about former Obama administration officials and Hunter Biden.
“Does anything happen? Nothing happens,” Trump said at an event in Dayton, Ohio. “I’m so angry at Republicans. I am. I’m so angry. I am so angry, but a lot of things are happening.”
supreme court
If the McConnell Rule Is Dead, Court-Packing Is Permitted
trump rally
Ohio Lt. Governor Booed at Trump Rally for Promoting Trump 2020 Masks
trump tax returns
Manhattan District Attorney Says Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud
ruth bader ginsburg
Anti-Abortion Zealots Demand a Vote to Fill Ginsburg’s Seat
None of the early polling suggests a majority of Americans want Republicans to fill RBG’s seat right now
🚨 New 🚨 Supreme Court polling:
53% - 39% Don’t fill before election
51% - 39% Don’t fill in lame duck if Biden wins
40% - 39% Expand Court if Trump fills
Democrats more likely to say Supreme Court increases their motivation. https://t.co/IgEgoLZD4U
—@DataProgress
53% - 39% Don’t fill before election
51% - 39% Don’t fill in lame duck if Biden wins
40% - 39% Expand Court if Trump fills
Democrats more likely to say Supreme Court increases their motivation. https://t.co/IgEgoLZD4U
centers for disease control
CDC Reverses on COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Guidelines
2020 elections
Loeffler Ad Boasts She’s More Conservative Than Attila the Hun
supreme court
How a New Conservative Justice Could Affect the Supreme Court
Crews told the CDC he would “retire” from his post in the aftermath of this article
The managing editor of the prominent conservative website RedState has spent months trashing U.S. officials tasked with combating COVID-19, dubbing White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci a “mask nazi,” and intimating that government officials responsible for the pandemic response should be executed.
But that writer, who goes by the pseudonym “streiff,” isn’t just another political blogger. The Daily Beast has discovered that he actually works in the public affairs shop of the very agency that Fauci leads.
William B. Crews is, by day, a public affairs specialist for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. But for years he has been writing for RedState under the streiff pseudonym. And in that capacity he has been contributing to the very same disinformation campaign that his superiors at the NIAID say is a major challenge to widespread efforts to control a pandemic that has claimed roughly 200,000 U.S. lives.
Either way, McConnell says there will be a vote
McConnell notably not committing to get SCOTUS nominee confirmed before the election. He points out the number of days left for that (43) and in this Senate session/year (104). He says it COULD be done quickly enough for the former, but leaves the door open for the latter
—@GarrettHaake
Plans are set for RBG’s funeral
Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose Wednesday and Thursday, the court announced Monday morning.
The longtime jurist’s casket will arrive to the court around 9:30 Wednesday morning ahead of a private ceremony that will include family, friends and members of the court, the court said in a statement. Coverage of the ceremony will be provided by a press pool, though details are still to be announced.
The casket will lie in repose under the building’s portico to allow for the public to pay respects outdoors from the hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. The last justice to die while serving on the court, Antonin Scalia, laid in repose in the high court’s Great Hall before being interred.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also announced that a ceremony for Ginsburg will be held Friday morning at the U.S. Capitol, where she will lie in state for the day. However due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pelosi’s office said the proceedings “will be open to invited guests only.”
politics
Justice Department Designates NYC an ‘Anarchist Jurisdiction’
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