FALLBACK PRIZE
The former governor never trailed in the polls or the money race. But he benefited, most of all, from the president’s deep unpopularity in his state.
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‘A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAY’
They seemed to be playing nice on the confirmation hearing’s third day, but from Kamala Harris to Lindsey Graham, they were looking for campaign attention—and dollars.
‘BIT OF A REALITY CHECK’
During the second day of confirmation hearings, even many Democrats did their part to lay a veneer of normalcy on one of the most abnormal high court fights in recent memory.
‘AS BORING AS POSSIBLE’
While the last two high court fights were defined by aggressively personal acts of protest, the virus and virus-related security provisions mean this one may be more muted.
NOT PLAYING
Ironically, his refusal comes after he and and his allies have spent weeks implying that it would be Biden—not Trump—who would wither at the thought of another debate.
JUSTICE BARRETT?
The 48-year-old originalist has been the subject of a bitter back-and-forth over the speed of her confirmation and its proximity to the election.
IT BEGINS
The official announcement will come Saturday, kicking off what will likely be a fast, intense confirmation process that will ignite passion on both sides of the political aisle.
BREAKING THE NORMS
His monomaniacal focus on filling the courts with young conservatives will be tested in the next few months.
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Like most things in the Trump era, the hunt for the vaccine has become mired in politics and tied up in Trump himself.
THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST
The president’s son-in-law comes under scrutiny in Bob Woodward’s latest book. And the portrayal isn’t all that flattering.
