{"id":161462,"date":"2020-09-21T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/2020\/09\/21\/trump-says-he-will-announce-supreme-court-pick-friday-or-saturday-live\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T13:49:00","slug":"trump-says-he-will-announce-supreme-court-pick-friday-or-saturday-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/?p=161462","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he will announce supreme court pick 'Friday or Saturday' \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democrats smash fundraising records after Ginsburg\u2019s deathWho is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump\u2019s 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 \u201cToss Up\u201d to \u201cLeans Democrat\u201d in the ratings of Sabato\u2019s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Politics.The South Carolina Senate race has also shifted from \u201cLikely Republican\u201d to \u201cLeans Republican,\u201d 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\u2019 refusal to consider Barack Obama\u2019s 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 \u2014 or not.In the aftermath of Ginsburg\u2019s 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\u2019s 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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