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Not Even a COVID Outbreak Will Stop the Senate GOP From Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Susan Walsh/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.After a week of maskless gatherings in Washington, three Republican senators have announced that they, like the president and a swath of his inner circle, have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of them—Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah)…

WH Physician’s Briefing Leaves Serious Questions About When Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19

The team of doctors treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 briefs reporters on the president’s condition on October 3, 2020.Rod Lamkey/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.White House physician Sean Conley said they were “extremely happy with the progress the…

How the GOP Turned Washington, DC, Into a COVID Hotspot

First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence sit among guests attending a ceremony celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in the White House Rose Garden on September 26, 2020.Shealah Craighead/White House via Zuma Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the…

Trump Insisting Roe Is “Not on the Ballot” May Be Part of a New Republican Trend. Groan.

President Trump speaks during the first of three scheduled 90 minute presidential debates with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.“It’s not on the ballot; there is nothing happening there,” blustered President…

Decrying Russian Disinformation, Lindsey Graham Cites Alleged Russian Disinformation

Sen. Lindsey Graham questions former FBI Director James Comey on September 30, 2020.Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.With barely a month to go before the 2020 presidential election, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee spent Wednesday attacking Democrats’ 2016 nominee using…