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Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, leaves the federal court following a status conference with Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10, 2019.

FBI Agent In Flynn Case Had Doubts About Investigation, Document Shows

2:26pm September 25, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Newly surfaced materials in the legal case involving former national security adviser Michael Flynn show that an investigator was dubious. Flynn's advocates call his case a frame-up by the feds.

The flag-draped coffin of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to the U.S. Capitol where she will lie in state for two hours in Washington, D.C.

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Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Becomes 1st Woman To Lie In State

2:08pm September 25, 2020

by Brian Naylor

In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg won equality "not in one swift victory, but brick by brick, case by case."

Bryant Johnson, who was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's personal trainer, poses at the court in 2017 with his book, "The RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong ... and You Can Too!"

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Ginsburg's Trainer Honors Late Justice With Pushups At Capitol Hill Memorial

1:59pm September 25, 2020

by Elena Moore

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's trainer of 21 years, Bryant Johnson, did pushups Friday morning in her honor, as the late justice laid in state. Johnson became well known due to Ginsburg's workout routine.

Barbara Lagoa speaks in January 2019 in Miami after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her for the state Supreme Court.

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Who Is Barbara Lagoa, A Top Contender For Trump's Supreme Court Pick?

1:55pm September 25, 2020

The Florida judge has been on the federal bench for just about a year. She became controversial for not recusing herself from a felon voting rights case.

Mike Bloomberg, then a Democratic presidential candidate, speaks at a news conference in March in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. Bloomberg has helped raise money to pay off felons' fines so they can vote in Florida.

Florida Republicans Take Aim At Efforts To Pay Felons' Fines So They Can Vote

12:45pm September 25, 2020

by Greg Allen

The state attorney general is calling for an investigation into a $16 million contribution raised by billionaire Mike Bloomberg for a group working to get felons to the polls.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, shown here at a news conference in June, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam And Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

11:16am September 25, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The couple underwent PCR tests Thursday, after a staff member of the governor's residence was diagnosed. The governor's office says Northam has no symptoms and his wife has mild symptoms.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. That took place in the run-up to her presidential bid. Now, she'll face the spotlight as her party's vice presidential nomi

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A Candidate, Not A Prosecutor: Harris' Role In Upcoming Supreme Court Hearings

10:52am September 25, 2020

by Scott Detrow

Kamala Harris made her national reputation as a sharp, partisan questioner in Senate hearings. As a vice presidential nominee, that may not be her approach in the next Supreme Court confirmation.

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Civil rights groups and other critics say the social network has not done enough to curb misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will

9:51am September 25, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Facebook critics are banding together to monitor misinformation, hate speech and voter suppression on the social network because, they argue, it has fallen short.

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Despite White House Statement, Trump Casts Doubt On Election Again

7:27am September 25, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The White House says President Trump will accept the results of a "free and fair election." But he's pointing to an unfolding story in Pennsylvania to cast doubts on the integrity of mail-in voting.

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For Colorado Voters, The Economy And Pandemic Are Issues At The Forefront

6:52am September 25, 2020

While the Supreme Court confirmation battle is front and center in Washington, many voters in Colorado say they are more focused on economic issues and recovering from the pandemic.

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