Today's Liberal News
Trump loses in court again, and the House lawsuit against his border wall money grab advances
While Donald Trump and his Republican minions in the Senate are rushing to pack the Supreme Court with dangerous ideologues, the second-highest court in the land delivered Trump a severe blow on his most cherished symbol: the border wall. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously backed the House of Representatives and Congress’ power of the purse.
Trump’s drug card plan sows confusion – even within administration
Top Trump deputies say they can put the plan in place using existing powers. But critics see it as a brazen election year ploy.
The True Victors of Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination
When President Donald Trump announces tomorrow that Amy Coney Barrett is his nominee for the Supreme Court, he will be effectively declaring victory. In 2016, Trump offered a horse trade to American conservatives: In exchange for their votes, he promised to appoint judges who would champion their interests. This nomination will be yet another chance for Trump to remind his supporters that their bet paid off, conveniently timed just a few weeks before Election Day.
Amy Coney Barrett Is Trump’s Likely Supreme Court Pick. Here’s What We Know About Her.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, would be the youngest Supreme Court justice on the bench.
What Amy Coney Barrett On The Supreme Court Would Mean for Abortion Rights
Barrett, whom President Trump will reportedly nominate for the Supreme Court, is a devout Catholic who has been open about her anti-abortion views.
The Atlantic Daily: The Fight to Replace RBG
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.The Fight to Replace RBG GETTY / THE ATLANTICThe first Saturday of fall will bring an announcement with the potential to shape American lives for years—if not decades.Tomorrow evening, at around 5 p.m.
Trump Plans To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court: Reports
The 48-year-old U.S. appeals court judge is a favorite of social conservatives to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
U.S. coronavirus case count passes 7 million
The figure, based on a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University, comes just days after the U.S. surpassed 200,000 deaths.
William Barr Briefed Trump On Probe Over Discarded Pennsylvania Ballots: Report
The Justice Department is facing criticism for publicizing an ongoing investigation to Trump’s benefit.
Donald Trump’s Scheme to Bribe Seniors With $200 Gift Cards Is Not Obviously Legal
Everyone sees what this is: The president using public money to sway voters before an election.
My Wife’s Wild Sexual Past Is Now Haunting Me in More Ways Than One
I’m now convinced this may be a reason not to be so promiscuous in younger years.
My Family Got COVID in March. Six Months Later, I’m Just Beginning to Walk Again.
Being a “long-hauler” has changed everything, especially the way I parent.
Disclosure Doesn’t Work on a Shameless President
Again and again, President Donald Trump has violated, evaded, or ignored the law. The Constitution says a president cannot accept payments from foreign governments, but Trump did. The Constitution says that the principal officers of executive departments—members of the Cabinet—must be confirmed by the Senate. Trump junked that rule too, relying instead on his power to appoint temporary acting officials.
The Books Briefing: The Lives Behind the Legal Decisions
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday, attracted a fandom like no Supreme Court justice before her. Halloween costumes, Tumblr accounts, films (such as On the Basis of Sex), and books (including Notorious RBG) cemented her cult of personality. For such a rule-following legal figure (carefully rendered by Jane Sherron De Hart in the biography Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life), this meme-ified public image can seem perplexing.
Listen: How Bad Will Winter Get?
Experts have long feared that the virus will peak again in winter. The days are now getting shorter, life is moving indoors, and the pandemic isn’t contained. How bad could the next few months get?Katherine Wells wants to know what to expect and how to prepare. She was joined at a live Atlantic Festival taping of Social Distance by her co-host, staff writer James Hamblin, and Alexis Madrigal, staff writer and co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.
“Without Love, We Won’t Make It”: Bishop Michael Curry on Faith & What’s at Stake in November
We speak with Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and the first African American to lead the denomination, about systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement, the 2020 election and President Trump’s use of faith as a political prop. “The church must not be used for partisan political purposes,” Curry says. “The faith, the Christian faith, is not up for sale.
Bernie Sanders on How to Block Trump from Stealing Election & Preserve American Democracy
In an address to the country, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has issued a stark warning about the threat posed by President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election. Trump, who has made spurious claims of voter fraud and election-rigging against Democrats for months, recently ramped up his efforts to discredit the election results by suggesting he will refuse to concede if he loses.
“The Election That Could Break America”: Inside How Trump & GOP Could Steal the Vote
As President Trump refuses to commit to accepting the results of the upcoming election, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barton Gellman, whose latest piece in The Atlantic looks at how Trump could subvert the election results and stay in power even if he loses to Joe Biden. “Trump’s strategy is never to concede. He may win, he may lose, but under no circumstances will he concede this election,” says Gellman.
Help! My Friend’s Husband Reads All Our Private Texts.
Apparently they have an open phone policy where either spouse can go through the other’s phone.
Overnight Billionaires: Airbnb
It turned ordinary neighborhoods into tourist destinations, and ordinary people into backdoor innkeepers.
COVID Didn’t Destroy New York City. Austerity Just Might.
The state’s power brokers are so afraid of the impoverished 1970s that they’re inadvertently bringing them back.
How Harley-Davidson Went From Trump’s Favorite Motorcycle to an American Pariah
The once-favored ride of stunt performers, tattooed boomers, and cinephiles is now on a road to nowhere.
Chuck Schumer Is Good Now
Mr. Centrism is now behind legalized weed, mass student debt forgiveness, and the Green New Deal.
What Happened When I Tried to Short the Dow
And why a financial services industry built around optimism can’t stand a pessimist like me.
Grind Your Way to Deliciousness With This Mortar and Pestle, Now on Sale
This heavy, granite version is great for everything from spices to pesto.
Dear Care and Feeding: We’re Raising Our Daughter Gender-Neutral, but She Only Wants Pink Dresses
Parenting advice on pink dresses, misleading projects, and confused names.
Internal memo reassured Trudeau that virus’s economic hit would be ‘manageable’
Critics have argued the Trudeau government lacked preparedness or a sense of urgency before the country was hit by the pandemic’s crises.