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Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

Florida begins early voting with no major problems reported

9:20 pm October 19, 2020

Fort Lauderdale: Floridians began early voting in much of the state Monday with no serious problems reported as the Trump campaign tries to cut into an early advantage Democrats have posted in mail-in votes in the key swing state. Many polling sites had long lines before dawn as voters awaited their opening. One county had […]

Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn’t follow

11:47 pm October 13, 2020

Washington: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett invoked Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday in refusing to discuss her view of gay rights and the Constitution. “Justice Ginsburg with her characteristic pithiness used this to describe how a nominee should comport herself at a hearing. No hints, no previews, no forecasts. That had been the practice of nominees […]

Harris says GOP trying to ‘ram through’ Barrett

11:29 pm October 12, 2020

Washington: Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Kamala Harris is criticizing Republicans for trying to “ram through” Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while Americans are voting in the presidential election. The California senator said on Monday that running mate Joe Biden has “been really clear” and she has been “really clear.” She tells reporters on Capitol Hill, “We are 22 days away from an election, […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Voting-related lawsuits pepper US before Election Day

10:10 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed before the November 3 election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American democratic process, including how ballots are cast and counted. A look at some of the top lawsuits in battleground states ARIZONA: A federal judge ruled in favour of Democrats by holding that voters who neglected to sign […]

No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith

9:38 pm October 10, 2020

Washington: “The dogma lives loudly within you.” It’s that utterance from California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, that’s on the minds of Democrats and Republicans preparing for this coming week’s hearings with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Feinstein’s 2017 remarks as she questioned Barrett — then a nominee for an appeals court — about the influence of […]