Democrats smash fundraising records after Ginsburg’s deathWho is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s likely court pick?US Covid deaths near 200,000Evidence shows mail slowdowns after Trump ally took overSign up for our First Thing newsletter 2.49pm BST The Maine Senate race has shifted from “Toss Up” to “Leans Democrat” in the ratings of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.The South Carolina Senate race has also shifted from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican,” after a poll released last week showed senator Lindsey Graham tied with Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison.CRYSTAL BALL SENATE RATING CHANGES:Susan Collins (R-ME) Toss-up > Leans DLindsey Graham (R-SC) Likely R > Leans RME-2 electoral vote – Leans > Toss-upAll explained here: https://t.co/I0d972FZ01 pic.twitter.com/d8kwwiBd8r The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday elevates the Supreme Court to a major electoral issue for the third election in a row, following Senate Republicans’ refusal to consider Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland in 2016 and the bitter confirmation battle over Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. The implications for the future of American government are extraordinary. The implications for the election may be as well — or not.In the aftermath of Ginsburg’s passing, many have speculated as to whether one side might be extra motivated by the vacancy over the other. But was this a sleepy election in need of a jolt? Hardly. It is possible that, despite the pandemic, 2020 could set a modern record for turnout. The battle over the court’s future turns up the heat of American politics, but the temperature was white hot already. … 2.31pm BST This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam.Trump acknowledged politics was affecting his decision on who to nominate to the supreme court, during his Fox and Friends interview this morning.Trump admits that politics are playing in a role in him considering judges from Michigan and Florida as RBG’s possible replacement: “I try not to say so. I think probably automatically it is.” pic.twitter.com/QCeYn1iqhs Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…