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Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting
A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.
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What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination means for the 2020 election
The focus on the court could help energize the GOP in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — after Trump's announcement, Dems tied Barrett to a fight for health care.
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Philly voters fear Trump’s Supreme Court nominee will reverse expanded health care access
Conservatives are excited over Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion and health care changes are anticipated by many in the Philadelphia region.
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GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court
Trump's campaign is preparing to use the latest confirmation fight for maximum political effect.
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‘Honor her wish’: Trump met with boos as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump has dismissed the late justice's request, baselessly saying he thought it could have been made up by Democrats.
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Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court
Biden, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn't embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation's partisan split.
6 years ago
The intense political fight to replace R.B.G.
Today we'll discuss the tremendous impact R.B.G.'s passing is having on our nation's politics and the institution of the Supreme Court.
Air Date: September 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Ginsburg, role model and ‘rock star,’ lies in repose at Supreme Court
In a ceremony inside the court’s Great Hall, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt eulogized Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “path-marking role model for women and girls of all ages.”
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Pa. is poised to take an unusually restrictive approach to mail-in ballots
A recent state court ruling says Pennsylvania can’t count ballots mailed without a secrecy envelope. The decision makes the state an outlier nationally.
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Toomey supports Senate voting on Trump high court nominee
In 2016, Tommey endorsed waiting eight months to fill a Supreme Court vacancy under President Barack Obama.
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Washington politics could be about to enter a ‘post-apocalyptic’ phase
As if 2020 couldn't get any more politically contentious, a fight is underway over a SCOTUS vacancy — just 43 days until Election Day, and as Americans are already voting.
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‘Follow your conscience’: In Philly, Biden calls on GOP to hold off on Supreme Court nominee
Speaking at the National Constitution Center, Biden tried to convince enough GOP senators to not vote for President Trump’s nominee to delay the process.
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Justices remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg, ‘a jurist of historic stature’
Many of Ginsburg's Supreme Court colleagues praised her tenure. Chief Justice John Roberts called Ginsburg "a tireless and resolute champion of justice."
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Ginsburg vigil draws tears, protests against McConnell
Sen. Elizabeth Warren forcefully condemned the Senate Majority leader at the vigil: "What Mitch McConnell does not understand is this fight has just begun."
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GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote
A look at what key Republican senators were saying in the past — and what they are saying now — about filling a seat on the Supreme Court during an election year.
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