BREAKING: Supreme Court *rejects* Pennsylvania Republicans’ second attempt to block extended ballot deadline.
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) October 28, 2020
Breaking: Supreme Court will *not* expedite latest GOP challenge to Pennsylvania mail-in ballot rules, leaving in place a state Supreme Court decision allowing counting of ballots received three days after the election.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 28, 2020
Justice Barrett did not participate.
But…
An extensive update to @joshgerstein's and my story. Don't miss this comment from Justice Alito, who suggested that ballots that arrive after close of polls that are postmarked by Election Day may still be tossed https://t.co/dRxfGLmU4r pic.twitter.com/fQbJlCw8yx
— Zach Montellaro (@ZachMontellaro) October 28, 2020
There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 29, 2020
There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.
There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted.
There is no result to ‘change’ until all the votes are counted. https://t.co/a3y6BE2kbW
🚨PENNSYLVANIA VOTERS: The Supreme Court may throw out ballots that arrive after Election Day—even though they are valid under current law. DO NOT MAIL YOUR BALLOT. Drop it off or vote in person. Don't leave your vote in the hands of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/twYb97Vl90
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 28, 2020
The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. https://t.co/W4D9tFAwBM
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2020
The Supreme Court this week, ruling on emergency election motions pic.twitter.com/gmejrvY6Nc
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) October 29, 2020
No, Brett Kavanaugh, states do not “definitely announce” results on election night. https://t.co/uJXXr562Bl
— Slate (@Slate) October 28, 2020
Vermont's secretary of state has formally asked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to correct an opinion he wrote Monday that mistakenly said Vermont had made no changes to its election rules due to the pandemic.https://t.co/fzgX0Yx9gT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 28, 2020
A new challenge to Harris County's drive-thru voting sites, filed by two GOP candidates and a Republican member of the Texas House, asks the Texas Supreme Court to void ballots cast by voters in cars.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 28, 2020
That could put more than 100,000 ballots at risk.https://t.co/EBY5S4nVTx
Fox has dedicated nine hours and 28 minutes to live coverage of Trump’s rallies between his comeback on October 12 and October 21 https://t.co/wcAtvnoTD1
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) October 28, 2020
Excellent question
— emily bell (@emilybell) October 28, 2020
For posterity https://t.co/PguAsweVZ2
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) October 28, 2020
In a highly unscientific but promising good sign for the president, orders for his campaign materials outpace those for his rival’s in a major market for banners, caps and other souvenirs: China https://t.co/ksw1FhvOzH
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 28, 2020
Baseball finds a way to suck any joy out of the World Series…
Justin Turner, the Dodgers and MLB finally broke me. Our sports are a reflection of who we are as a country, and that’s become one where too many people care only about themselves. https://t.co/c5pwxlJ0vq
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) October 28, 2020
MLB said it is beginning an investigation into the actions of Dodgers infielder Justin Turner, who was pulled from Game 6 after testing positive for COVID-19 but still took the field after the game to celebrate. https://t.co/CyrxcJMktu
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 28, 2020
Justin Turner has Covid pic.twitter.com/3mDInllVtZ
— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) October 28, 2020
Footage shows conditions in the barrier island community of Grand Isle, Louisiana, as Hurricane Zeta made landfall in the state as a powerful Category 2 storm. https://t.co/cBRdnx1y0i pic.twitter.com/xDCbYjMFiR
— ABC News (@ABC) October 29, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
What is not being reported in the UK is that affected businesses in Germany that are forced to close will be reimbursed 60 – 75% of their turnover by the government for the duration (75% is for the smallest businesses) based on their November 2019 figures.
— Trevor Archer #BritEUMigrant 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪 (@Trevor_GBDE) October 28, 2020
Here he is!! pic.twitter.com/NtSMZLKkSG
— Mystery88 (@Mystery8812) October 28, 2020
Tory MP John Penrose blames 'chaotic parents' for kids going hungry. Quite right – I mean how organised do you need to be to remember to employ a Nanny and tell her to make the kids' lunch?https://t.co/eOm7MapcZp
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) October 28, 2020
1,114 consultants from Deloitte alone working on test and trace. Another £180m in Brexit contracts dished out and consultants being asked to bid for £3.6bn worth of contracts over the next 2 years.
— 🌈 Angela Rayner 🌈 (@AngelaRayner) October 28, 2020
But there is apparently no money to feed hungry kids?https://t.co/rnpp7ILPOC
Translation: Brexit means we have shot ourselves in the foot, but it's less damaging than if we shot ourselves in the head. https://t.co/ZF21lKBvUn
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) October 28, 2020
Boris Johnson faces Brexit bill defeat at pivotal moment Lords poised to challenge PM on flouting international law just as talks enter final stage https://t.co/6ab7H7b0gB #EU #Europe
— EUwatch (@EUwatchers) October 28, 2020
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been told to pack a bag for prison. Her suffering is intolerable and the Government must now step in. @BorisJohnson @DominicRaab time is of the essence. We must return Nazanin home safely and in the meantime secure consular access for her family.
— Mayor of London (gov.uk/coronavirus) (@MayorofLondon) October 28, 2020
If Johnson hadn't had the cause of Brexit to shield him, it would and should have been all over with thishttps://t.co/pVlVH3pDZw
— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) October 28, 2020