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The Barrett Vote: There’s Not a Good Reason for Mike Pence to Preside Over It

By John McCormack

Five aides to Vice President Mike Pence, including chief of staff Marc Short, have tested positive for COVID-19. Pence and Short reportedly were in close contact as recently as Friday, but Pence has decided to continue campaigning across the country — and preside over the Supreme Court confirmation vote of Amy ... Read More

The Barrett Vote: There’s Not a Good Reason for Mike Pence to Preside Over It

By John McCormack

Five aides to Vice President Mike Pence, including chief of staff Marc Short, have tested positive for COVID-19. Pence and Short reportedly were in close contact as recently as Friday, but Pence has decided to continue campaigning across the country — and preside over the Supreme Court confirmation vote of Amy ... Read More

Changing Times: The Last Push toward Canceling My Subscription

By Jessica Hornik Evans

From my father I inherited a love of reading and my conservative politics. National Review and Commentary were always on the coffee table, and the Sunday New York Times was a ritual. I remember discovering the Arts and Leisure section for myself when I was ten. I’ve subscribed to the Sunday Times for my entire ... Read More

Changing Times: The Last Push toward Canceling My Subscription

By Jessica Hornik Evans

From my father I inherited a love of reading and my conservative politics. National Review and Commentary were always on the coffee table, and the Sunday New York Times was a ritual. I remember discovering the Arts and Leisure section for myself when I was ten. I’ve subscribed to the Sunday Times for my entire ... Read More

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Media Criticize Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘No Notes’ Moment

During her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett revealed her empty notepad to Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas). Read More

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Media Criticize Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘No Notes’ Moment

During her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett revealed her empty notepad to Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas). Read More

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There Is No COVID Plan

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

The 2020 campaign for president has been surprisingly empty of substance since Joe Biden became the nominee. The Republicans notably didn’t even bother updating their party platform. Donald Trump’s team has spent many of the last days of the campaign making personal attacks, focused on the alleged financial ... Read More

NR PLUS Elections

There Is No COVID Plan

By Michael Brendan Dougherty

The 2020 campaign for president has been surprisingly empty of substance since Joe Biden became the nominee. The Republicans notably didn’t even bother updating their party platform. Donald Trump’s team has spent many of the last days of the campaign making personal attacks, focused on the alleged financial ... Read More

What Trump Needs to Win

By Jim Geraghty

On the menu today: walking through President Trump’s not-so-implausible route to 270 electoral votes, state by state, and taking a look at the gubernatorial races this year -- where GOP candidates from deep red states to a few blue ones are polling considerably ahead of Trump this cycle; and how the country ... Read More

What Trump Needs to Win

By Jim Geraghty

On the menu today: walking through President Trump’s not-so-implausible route to 270 electoral votes, state by state, and taking a look at the gubernatorial races this year -- where GOP candidates from deep red states to a few blue ones are polling considerably ahead of Trump this cycle; and how the country ... Read More

Senate Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

By Zachary Evans

The Senate voted on Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, cementing a 6-3 majority of conservatives on the Court bench. The final tally was 52-48 with almost every Republican senator voting in favor of confirmation. "By any ... Read More

Senate Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

By Zachary Evans

The Senate voted on Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, cementing a 6-3 majority of conservatives on the Court bench. The final tally was 52-48 with almost every Republican senator voting in favor of confirmation. "By any ... Read More

Court Ruling Could Kill Uber and Lyft in California

By Sean Higgins

Just days before Californians themselves were set to decide on the matter, a state appeals court has ruled that app-based ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft must comply with state law AB5 and classify all of their drivers as employees rather than contractors. The ruling raises the possibility that the companies ... Read More

Court Ruling Could Kill Uber and Lyft in California

By Sean Higgins

Just days before Californians themselves were set to decide on the matter, a state appeals court has ruled that app-based ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft must comply with state law AB5 and classify all of their drivers as employees rather than contractors. The ruling raises the possibility that the companies ... Read More

Biden Isn’t Staying Home . . . Completely

By Jim Geraghty

Perhaps Joe Biden has no Monday events because he thinks the best thing to do is to stay out of the news and to let President Trump generate his own controversies. Then again, Jill Biden will travel to Macon and Savannah, Ga., today, and Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, will travel to Winston-Salem and ... Read More

Biden Isn’t Staying Home . . . Completely

By Jim Geraghty

Perhaps Joe Biden has no Monday events because he thinks the best thing to do is to stay out of the news and to let President Trump generate his own controversies. Then again, Jill Biden will travel to Macon and Savannah, Ga., today, and Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, will travel to Winston-Salem and ... Read More

Pence Will Not Preside Over Amy Coney Barrett Vote after Possible Coronavirus Exposure

By Mairead McArdle

Vice President Mike Pence will not preside over Monday's Senate vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Pence is currently on the campaign trail and is scheduled to make a stop in Minnesota on Monday despite an outbreak of coronavirus cases among people in the the vice president's inner ... Read More

Pence Will Not Preside Over Amy Coney Barrett Vote after Possible Coronavirus Exposure

By Mairead McArdle

Vice President Mike Pence will not preside over Monday's Senate vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Pence is currently on the campaign trail and is scheduled to make a stop in Minnesota on Monday despite an outbreak of coronavirus cases among people in the the vice president's inner ... Read More

Senator Ed Markey Slams Judicial ‘Originalism’ as ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ and ‘Homophobic’

By Zachary Evans

Senator Ed Markey (D., Mass.) slammed judicial originalism in a Senate floor speech hours before the expected confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday. Originalism is a mode of legal interpretation by which a judge considers a legal document's original meaning at the time the ... Read More

Senator Ed Markey Slams Judicial ‘Originalism’ as ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ and ‘Homophobic’

By Zachary Evans

Senator Ed Markey (D., Mass.) slammed judicial originalism in a Senate floor speech hours before the expected confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday. Originalism is a mode of legal interpretation by which a judge considers a legal document's original meaning at the time the ... Read More

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The Barrett Vote: There’s Not a Good Reason for Mike Pence to Preside Over It

The Barrett Vote: There’s Not a Good Reason for Mike Pence to Preside Over It

Changing Times: The Last Push toward Canceling My Subscription

Changing Times: The Last Push toward Canceling My Subscription

Media Criticize Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘No Notes’ Moment

Media Criticize Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘No Notes’ Moment

There Is No COVID Plan

There Is No COVID Plan

What Trump Needs to Win

What Trump Needs to Win

Senate Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Senate Votes to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Court Ruling Could Kill Uber and Lyft in California

Court Ruling Could Kill Uber and Lyft in California

Biden Isn’t Staying Home . . . Completely

Biden Isn’t Staying Home . . . Completely

Pence Will Not Preside Over Amy Coney Barrett Vote after Possible Coronavirus Exposure

Pence Will Not Preside Over Amy Coney Barrett Vote after Possible Coronavirus Exposure

Senator Ed Markey Slams Judicial ‘Originalism’ as ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ and ‘Homophobic’

Senator Ed Markey Slams Judicial ‘Originalism’ as ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ and ‘Homophobic’