2020 election

In Closing Message, Trump Tees Up Challenge To PA Election Results
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 22: From left, Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Chris Coons, D-Del., Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., attend a news conference on the Senate steps of the Capitol with Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee after they boycotted the markup of Supreme Court justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, on Thursday, October 22, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) There’s A Better Option For Democrats Than Expanding The Supreme Court
The time for doing nothing is over. Democrats must either pack the Court themselves, or prevent Republicans from doing so down the road.
Where Things Stand: Don’t Expect A Slinking Return To Irrelevance Prime Badge
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Even if President Trump finds himself awarded the same fate as impeached President Richard Nixon — that is to say, either not charged with or pardoned of any hypothetical federal crimes — there’s no chance he will slink away from public life.

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A Lame Duck Trump Admin Will Do All It Can To Pilfer Before Jan. Dems Must Be Ruthless In Thwarting It.
Both Congress and the potential Biden transition team can take steps in advance of inauguration to turn off the flow of ill-gotten funds. 
Biden Camp Gearing Up For Post-Election Legal Battle With Trump Over Race Results
Country At Boiling Point As Candidates Make Final Push
WH Attacks Fauci For Refuting Trump’s False COVID-19 Claims As Election Looms
It All Comes Down To This: Days Left To Preserve American Democracy
Where Things Stand: A Strong Whiff Of GOP Desperation Prime Badge
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Republicans are shifting course in their attempts to seize victory from the jaws of potential electoral defeat.

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National Guard Taps Units To Respond To Potential Civil Unrest
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