US Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died. pic.twitter.com/q78wKTAwkw
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 18, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87 from complications of pancreatic cancer.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2020
We take a look back at her life in photos: https://t.co/WuLXj9T3C4 pic.twitter.com/Hb8Cs4XviK
Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." https://t.co/FcYqBfhRl3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 18, 2020
There it is, from McConnell: “President Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.” pic.twitter.com/dMpP9jV0zf
— Emily Cochrane (@ESCochrane) September 19, 2020
Knowing that Mitch McConnell is about to make a liar of himself (again) by abandoning his Merrick Garland rule, Republicans should just stop using words entirely and begin communicating only in grunts and foot stomps. They have no principles and worship only power.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) September 18, 2020
Meanwhile…
Trump has laid the groundwork to possibly steal the election. https://t.co/TCGFnu1UFE
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 18, 2020
What a disgrace https://t.co/PtSpwHV734
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 18, 2020
"The truth hurts this president… The FBI director doesn't care what Trump says or thinks about his testimony. He cares about he truth and he showed us… he's gonna refuse to be part of that echo chamber" – @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/cfrOh5Qtx6
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) September 18, 2020
Excellent piece by @sbg1: "This is what struck me most during my conversation: she is young, with a long career ahead of her, and she was willing to put it all on the line…Olivia Troye, with much more to lose…had much more courage than all of them."https://t.co/zx1a1BOq36
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 18, 2020
So? You could have overseen an initiative to do this. You're the president, as Joe Biden would say. https://t.co/zkp3jUiJhS
— Hawk "This Country is So Broken" Guy (@iowhawk) September 18, 2020
News: The WH & Phrma nearly agreed to a $150B deal
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) September 18, 2020
Then the WH came back w a bigger ask: they wanted cash cards mailed to seniors to help them pay for drugs
Phrma feared “Trump Cards” – and the specter of an in-kind contrib
Deal blew up
w @maggieNYT >https://t.co/SVMf1zQrsa
WATCH: Bill Gates says Trump admin's travel ban made COVID-19 worse in US https://t.co/UHLLzBhNMD pic.twitter.com/gbx7rfLT9q
— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2020
The lawsuit accuses Trump of manipulating and using the original video without consent and taking it out of context to seek donations for his presidential campaign https://t.co/MblBlsEpcE
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 18, 2020
This is a truly potent message.
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 18, 2020
Biden is essentially telling white voters, it's okay to be mad that you're struggling to get by — but it's people like Trump who put you in this mess, not Black people or immigrants. https://t.co/obn8Um8rKr
You've already forgotten about Trump's reaction to Russians paying bounties to kill American soldiers. https://t.co/VsbuDdB3q1 1/ THREAD
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) September 18, 2020
I wanted to believe Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party. I really did. But that would be a lie and there’s been too many lies already. Donald Trump is the Republican Party. https://t.co/R9cJSFx8pX
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) September 18, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
Julian Assange was offered a presidential pardon if he helped to resolve the "ongoing speculation about Russian involvement" in the hacking of Democratic National Cmte. emails leaked during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, a London court was told Friday. https://t.co/Im5PnVlsmt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 18, 2020
NEW: lawyers representing the US at the trial for Julian Assange admitted that GOP congressman Dana Rohrabacher offered Assange a presidential pardon in 2017 if he covered up Russia links. https://t.co/n7rC8csLTh
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) September 18, 2020
The US military announced that it is deploying armored vehicles and other military assets to Syria to protect US troops fighting ISIS amid tensions with Russia as Pres. Trump said "we are out of Syria" and remaining US forces are there "guarding the oil" https://t.co/ZrdHOzWCto
— CNN International (@cnni) September 18, 2020
There really is no bottom: Mitch McConnell is now claiming *Democrats* are the ones helping Russia, by sounding alarms about our election security, thus raising public doubts about our elections. This is their new talking point. From me and @paulwaldman1:https://t.co/FOXzG4gEXG
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 18, 2020
U.S. Intel Repeatedly Warned About Andriy Derkach, Rudy Giuliani’s ‘Russian Agent’ Pal
— Karol Cummins (@karolcummins) September 17, 2020
Burr warned Johnson about his inv’n into the Bidens and Ukraine.
Burr told Johnson that the probe may only further Russia’s ambitions to undermine the 2020 election. https://t.co/s6kbqBIpfe
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
Murdoch wants to replace Johnson with Gove. One of the many problems with that is Gove would keep Cummings. They’re devoted to each other. That would mean no change. It’d probably be even worse. https://t.co/3mvKmStJB7
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) September 18, 2020
My bit on Boris Johnson’s testing fiasco, Rees-Mogg telling people to look grateful, weapons-grade Cummings and various other government triumphs of the week https://t.co/RBg34LxvL9
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) September 18, 2020
Amal Clooney quits UK government position over Boris Johnson proposal to override Brexit agreement https://t.co/pVPMlHcEjr pic.twitter.com/zyP0pVjBRi
— The Hill (@thehill) September 18, 2020
Northern Ireland told by British government to begin work on post-Brexit checkpoints at sea ports. https://t.co/QSQY0oJUKG
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) September 18, 2020
£355m for a system to move goods from GB to NI. Peak Brexit.
— Lord Pastor “Now’s not the time” Jimberoo 😷 (@PastorJimberoo1) September 18, 2020
Brexit: Fujitsu-led consortium to aid firms with Irish Sea border https://t.co/FCeJeoy3nq
Are Morrison's risible views on coronavirus strictly "political" or just rabid unscientific nonsense?
— Planet Belfast – Save lives – Wear a mask 🌈 🇪🇺 (@Planet_Belfast) September 18, 2020
The Overnight Note 