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Democrats insist President Trump hold off on filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Republicans offer no commitment. LA Times
VOA VIEW: A good decision.
The writing’s on the wall — er, road. Fed-up New Yorkers painted a massive stretch of Brooklyn blacktop with the yellow message “F–k Cuomo and de Blasio” over the weekend in the vein of Hizzoner’s “Black Lives Matter” art, only for the city to quickly scrub the statement. The not-so-subtle shout-out to Gov. Andrew Cuomo... New York Post
VOA VIEW: It's more appropriate than writing BLM.
Portland protesters returned to the streets over the weekend — after a brief respite due to raging West Coast wildfires, according to reports. About 200 Black Lives Matter demonstrators gathered in the Oregon city around 9 p.m. Saturday and marched through downtown, at times smashing store windows and tagging buildings with graffiti, Fox News reported... New York Post
VOA VIEW: The madness continues.
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She has written that Supreme Court precedents are not sacrosanct, which liberals have interpreted as a threat to the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion. USA Today
VOA VIEW: Dems will lose.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death less than two months before the election has fueled a fierce debate over the timing of her replacement.
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VOA VIEW: Pelosi is a loud mouth idiot.
Juan Landeros-Mireles admitted in court last year that he registered to vote and even cast ballots in the 2016 election, though he has never been a U.S. citizen. As the November election nears, he is still listed as an active voter in Wilson County, North Carolina. Given his past, it's ... Washington Times
VOA VIEW: This makes no sense.
The island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria, which hit exactly three years ago. ABC
VOA VIEW: Trump gave PR aide.
Voting problems in Georgia's Fulton County, which is home to Atlanta, have become a national flashpoint in recent elections in part because they have disproportionately affected Black voters ABC
VOA VIEW: Dems look for easy route
Tropical Storm Beta has winds of 60 mph this morning and is around 205 Miles southeast of Galveston, Texas moving west-northwest at 3 mph slowly towards the Texas coast. ABC
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The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed that revenge for Qassem Soleimani's death would be "decisive, serious and real." ABC
VOA VIEW: A major mistake for Iran.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Philadelphia on Friday to address the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ABC
VOA VIEW: Few care what Biden would say.
"To jam this nomination through the Senate is just an exercise in raw political power," Biden said in his remarks. CBS
VOA VIEW: Biden is scared to name his nominees.
Clinton said Mr. Trump and McConnell are "for whatever maximizes their power." CBS
VOA VIEW: The Dems would move forward, if given the chance.
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Murkowski is the second Republican, behind Senator Susan Collins of Maine, to voice opposition to filling the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat before the November election. CBS
VOA VIEW: They would be personas non grata in the Republican Party.
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker says Republican efforts to confirm a nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court "does a tremendous amount of damage to the institution of the Senate." CBS
VOA VIEW: Booker is a big mouth idiot.
The move blocks the Commerce Department from forcing Apple and Alphabet's Google to remove Tencent Holding's WeChat for downloads by Sunday evening. CNBC
VOA VIEW: One Judge is acting like a fool.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that the Secret Service, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating the origins of the letter. CNBC
History shows investors always overplay elections – and they rarely prove to be instrumental inflection points for economic or market cycles. CNBC
VOA VIEW: This will be one of the most important elections.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's plan for Social Security calls for increased benefits for low earners and more taxes for high-income individuals. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A Biden win would be a disaster to the nation.
As the U.S. heads into the 2020 election cycle, here are the challenges Facebook faces and the measures being taken to stop the spread of fake news and disinformation. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Facebook must be split and watched carefully.
President Donald Trump on Friday mocked an American news anchor for being shot with a rubber bullet during George Floyd protests in May, calling it a "beautiful sight" during a political rally in Minnesota. CNN
VOA VIEW: CNN is for unrest and lawlessness.
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Top Senate Republicans are privately arguing that it would boost their chances of holding the majority in November if their party makes a full-throated effort at confirming President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, according to multiple GOP sources, despite their past posture that such nominees should not be confirmed in a presidential election year. CNN
VOA VIEW: The GOP must take advantage and follow the law.
The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, one of several storms creating a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, are lashing the Texas coast. CNN
VOA VIEW: This has been a weather mad year.
Two Ohio high school students have been awarded scholarships after being briefly suspended from their football team for carrying flags onto the field during a game on September 11. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They deserve it.
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The U.S. government has tentatively approved a deal for Oracle and Walmart to acquire a 20% stake in a new company, Global ByteDance, averting a ban on downloads of the Chinese-based TikTok in U.S. UPI
VOA VIEW: Not a good idea - TikTok should be sent packing.
President Donald Trump said Canada would like to reopen the border hours after the United States, Canada and Mexico extended their non-essential travel ban. UPI
VOA VIEW: Borders should be kept shut.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday, just hours after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, tweeted Senate Republicans have an "obligation, without delay" to act on his nominee for the Supreme Court before November's presidential election. “We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices,” Trump tweeted Saturday morning. "We have this obligation, without delay!"
Later, before departing the White House for a campaign rally in North Carolina, he told reporters that he will decide on a nominee by "next week," calling his shortlist "the greatest list ever assembled." "I think it's probably, from a legal standpoint, from a sophisticated understanding of the law, from a constitutional standpoint, I think it's the greatest list ever assembled," Trump said, adding he most likely will be choosing a woman. "If somebody were to ask me now, I would say that a woman would be in first place, yes," he said. "The choice of a woman, I would say, would certainly be appropriate."
The Senate must do their job and pass the President's nominee to the Supreme Court. The country, now more than ever, must have a solid conservative Court.
