Politics

Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court?

Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the Federalist Society’s 2019 National Lawyers Convention in Washington. | Samuel Corum/The New York Time​s…

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How the pandemic is bringing Elon Musk’s dream to connect everyone on Earth closer to reality

Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox How the technology behind airplane wifi could help connect everyone on Earth. In vast swathes of…

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How Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court could affect LGBTQ rights

People holding placards in support of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a potential nominee for Supreme Court Justice as supporters…

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The Trump administration is challenging a court ruling that prevents it from ending the census early

US Census workers stand outside Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on September 24, 2020 in New York City. | Noam…

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Trump says he won’t commit to leaving office if he loses the election because of a “ballot scam”

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he concludes his remarks during a campaign rally at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on…

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Demand grows for Kentucky AG to release the grand jury report in the Breonna Taylor case

People gather in Louisville, Kentucky, awaiting word on charges against police officers on September 23. | Darron Cummings/AP Taylor’s family…

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The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid’s Tale, explained

Activist Tamara Stevens, dressed as a Handmaid, leaving the Georgia Capitol, May 16, 2019. | Photo by JOHN AMIS/AFP via…

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How the 2020 census is trying to overcome Covid-19, digital divides, and Trump to get an accurate count

Efi Chalikopoulou for Vox Another court defeat for the Trump administration means people have until October 31 to fill out…

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The promise and peril of the EU’s new asylum plan

Daily life inside the new refugee camp in Kara Tepe, on September 24, 2020, Lesvos, Greece. | Vassilis A. Poularikas/NurPhoto…

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Trump is expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the Federalist Society’s 2019 National Lawyers Convention in Washington. | Samuel Corum/The New York Time​s…

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