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September 28, 2020

New York man charged with attempted murder of federal task force officer in Yonkers

A 24-year-old New York man on Monday was charged with attempting to murder a federal task force officer following a Friday shooting in Yonkers, the U.S. attorney's office in New York's South District said. 

September 27, 2020

Federal appeals court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension

Handing a momentary victory for Republicans and President Trump in a state expected to play a major role in this year’s presidential election, a federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election.

September 27, 2020

RNC Chair McDaniel: Trump nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court fulfills campaign promise

When President Trump ran for office in 2016, one of the most important pledges he made was that if elected, he would appoint qualified, constitutional originalist judges to the federal courts. Four years later, chalk that up as just one more example of “Promise Made and Promise Kept.”

September 27, 2020

Harmeet Dhillon: Amy Coney Barrett could have major impact on these landmark cases in Supreme Court

Despite the incessant media attention focused on Barrett’s Catholic faith and her sincerely held beliefs on the dignity of human life, her tenure at the Supreme Court would be marked by far more issues than abortion.

September 27, 2020

Leslie Marshall: On Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett would threaten rights of millions of Americans

Conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who President Trump nominated Saturday to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, could play a key role in changing American life for many years to come.

September 26, 2020

Schumer puts health care on forefront as Dems prepare to fight Amy Coney Barrett nomination

Schumer warned that Barrett could be the deciding vote in the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

September 26, 2020

Sen. Tom Cotton: Senate will confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, despite Democratic threats

When members of the Senate vote to confirm 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court next month, we’ll be following precedent and doing our sworn duty under the Constitution.

September 26, 2020

Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Amy Coney Barrett gets Dem opposition because she’s a conservative woman of faith

Even before President Trump nominated U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Saturday to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Democrats had already determined Barrett was unfit to occupy the seat.

September 26, 2020

Trump expected to announce Barrett as Supreme Court pick, as Dems vow to fight

Trump will announce his nominee to fill the seat of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday.

September 26, 2020

Vermont man, 24, federally charged in assault on Portland police officers during unrest

A Vermont man pleaded not guilty to federal civil disorder charges in Portland, Ore. on Friday, stemming from a June protest in the city during which he allegedly charged at police officers repeatedly with a shield, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.