The Senate majority leader’s remarks to the White House show the raw political calculations both parties are making two weeks before the election.
The FixAnalysis
Democrats are picking up momentum toward winning the Senate majority: Challengers are out-raising Republican incumbents, and they are leading in polls. But anything could happen.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate would vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee Monday, potentially giving her a week to participate in election-related cases before the final tally.
Two-thirds of the excess deaths are from covid-19 itself and the rest from other causes.
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Battlegrounds that may decide the presidential race have some of the nation’s most erratic mail service, which has particular implications for states with firm ballot deadlines.
Some liberal groups called for the ouster of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) from the Senate Judiciary Committee over her handling of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett last week.
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Sen. Cory Booker brought his colleagues a simple sermon: “The only thing that heals this body is what I call a revival of civic grace.”
The TrailerAnalysis
National polling average
Biden is leading (+11) the national polling average.
Biden
54%
Trump
43%
Average of national polls since Oct. 4 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by CNN, Economist-YouGov, Fox, PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, Pew, Post-ABC, NBC-WSJ and SurveyMonkey-Tableau.
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New data indicates that 91 percent of the money disbursed through the Agriculture Department’s Market Facilitation Program went to places that supported Trump four years ago. Only 9 percent went to places that had voted for Hillary Clinton.
After Microsoft seized the U.S. servers of a botnet it feared could snarl state and local computer systems to sow distrust of the presidential election, the software giant now claims the international operations of Trickbot have largely been shut down as well.
Final rules published Friday either strongly discourage or ban practices that many agencies have adopted, stressing management’s “sole and exclusive” authority to choose a penalty.
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World SeriesPerspective
Los Angeles’s victory featured a six-inning, narrative-destroying gem from left-hander Clayton Kershaw and a two-run homer from Cody Bellinger. It featured a curiously late hook of Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow. But mostly what Game 1 featured was a lot of Mookie Betts.
The NFL commentators' exchange was caught before Sunday's Packers-Buccaneers game. “That’s your hard-earned money and your tax dollars at work,” Joe Buck said. “That stuff ain’t happenin’ with [a] Kamala-Biden ticket," Troy Aikman responded.
The Washington Football Team name could remain in place into next season, team president Jason Wright said Tuesday. The franchise is also exploring bringing fans back to FedEx Field later this year.
Analysis
Miami is making the switch to its prized rookie during its earlier-than-planned bye week, even while on the fringes of the AFC playoff race at 3-3.
