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How The Trump Administration Can Reach Latino Voters

7:42am September 27, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, a Republican, about why she thinks President Trump could gain the support of some Latino voters.

Teen Activist Pushes To Lower Voting Age To 16

8:48pm September 26, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tyler Okeke, a youth organizer who advocates voting at 16, about how lowering the voting age could improve Generation Z's turnout at the polls.

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

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Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot'

7:19pm September 26, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.

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Kal Penn On New Show Meant To Empower Young Voters

7:04pm September 26, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to actor Kal Penn about his new TV show aimed at Millennial and Gen Z voters, called Kal Penn Approves This Message.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will lead the confirmation hearings for President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

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Senate Judiciary Panel To Start Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings On Oct. 12

6:58pm September 26, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

The hearings on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett are expected to last four days. President Trump wants a final vote in the Senate before the election.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pande

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Michigan Secretary of State Says At Least 3 Million Expected To Vote By Mail

6:52pm September 26, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Roughly 2.5 million citizens of the approximately 5 million people expected to vote this fall have requested to vote by mail, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

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President Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday.

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Trump Announces Amy Coney Barrett As His Supreme Court Nominee

6:50pm September 26, 2020

by Sam Gringlas

If confirmed, the 48-year-old judge will solidify the court's conservative majority. Barrett said her judicial philosophy reflects that of her mentor, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.

President Trump visits the Supreme Court Thursday to pay respects, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the top of the front steps of the court.

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A Supreme Fight For America Begins Now

6:27pm September 26, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump's move to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court has triggered a fight for the direction of the country with just weeks to go until Election Day.

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Sen. Bob Casey On Democratic Approach To 'Illegitimate' Supreme Court Nomination

6:23pm September 26, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bob Casey, Jr., a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, about President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court and how his party will approach the confirmation process.

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Military Flight Headed To D.C. Suggests Amy Coney Barrett Pick

4:57pm September 26, 2020

by Sam Gringlas

NBC News posted video of the judge leaving her home in South Bend, Ind., with her husband and children, all dressed in formal attire Saturday. She is expected to be nominated to the Supreme Court.