bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--‘The Lincoln Project’ Hits Trump With Thursday Night Thriller

Okay , here is a fun question .
What do all of these names have in common ?
Lucky , Millie , Buddy , Barnie , Bo , and Champ .
Yeah , that was too easy .
They are White House dogs .
But is not just a little strange that Donald Trump is the first president in over 100 years to not have a dog ?
At his rallies , he has asked his followers : They clap , perhaps in the futile hope that the country will get to try to guess what kind of a dog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then , Trump shakes his head like the father who said no , we can not get that puppy now , and disappointment flickers across the hundreds of closely-packed attendees .
The remarkable group of Republicans and former Republicans who make up The Lincoln Project , have come out with a perfect ad .
In fact , that is its name , The perfect ad doesn ’ t ex— .
It seems as if it should always be easy to make friends with a dog , after all , “ man ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not quite that easy .
According to Iheartdog.com , there are generally five reasons that dogs do not like a person : These are some reasons why a dog does not like a particular person : • How someone interacts with other people There are some smells that turn off dogs , so we recommend people not douse themselves with one of these odiferous things should they plan on going on a dog visit : Alternatively , quite possibly , the best reason that dogs do not like some people is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Twitter world went wild when people saw this ad .
After all , puppies .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Okay, here is a fun question. What do all of these names have in common? Lucky, Millie, Buddy, Barnie, Bo, and Champ. Yeah, that was too easy. They are White House dogs. But is not just a little strange that Donald Trump is the first president in over 100 years to not have a dog?
At his rallies, he has asked his followers:
‘How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn?’
They clap, perhaps in the futile hope that the country will get to try to guess what kind of a dog he would bring into the White House. Then, Trump shakes his head like the father who said no, we cannot get that puppy now, and disappointment flickers across the hundreds of closely-packed attendees.
The remarkable group of Republicans and former Republicans who make up The Lincoln Project, have come out with a perfect ad. In fact, that is its name, The perfect ad doesn’t ex—.
It seems as if it should always be easy to make friends with a dog, after all, “man’s best friend.” Yet, it is not quite that easy. According to Iheartdog.com, there are generally five reasons that dogs do not like a person:
‘They’re quick to judge a person’s character, and there are some people they simply don’t like… dogs know a foe when they see one. They might growl if the person comes close or simply turn tail and disappear. It seems random, but it isn’t as mysterious as you think.’
These are some reasons why a dog does not like a particular person:
Tone of voice Body language How someone interacts with other people Unfortunately, past trauma and Smell
There are some smells that turn off dogs, so we recommend people not douse themselves with one of these odiferous things should they plan on going on a dog visit:
‘Dogs that dislike other dogs will often avoid people who smell like unknown canines. Other smells dogs typically don’t like include citrus, vinegar, mothballs, and rubbing alcohol.’
Alternatively, quite possibly, the best reason that dogs do not like some people is that they have more sense than some people.
The Lincoln Project recommends:
‘Choose your human wisely.’
The perfect ad doesn’t ex— pic.twitter.com/zngLM0JEgV — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 2, 2020
Twitter world went wild when people saw this ad. After all, puppies. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-01--Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Admin Over Illegal Activity

The purpose of the commission was to create a report for Attorney General William Barr in October .
This report was to include a proposed set of “ law and order ” reforms .
The judge said the panel would not be able to continue with its work products until it does so , and that could be well after the November elections .
Plus , the administration needed to mix up the membership of that panel .
Judge Bates called them out for violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act ( FACA ) .
The White House put current and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They broke the law when they held closed meetings and did not notify the public in advance in the Federal Register as required by law .
The Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice membership failed to include civil rights advocates , according to The US News magazine .
Plus , its secret meetings were also why the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund brought its lawsuit again the commission .
A federal judge was not happy and ruled on Thursday that the panel “ broke a federal open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put down their pencils , paper , and computers and walk out of the room .
U.S. District Judge John Bates told them they could not go back to work until they complied with the law .
Uh , oh .
Someone is in big trouble , and this time it is not Donald Trump , well , not the president alone .
POTUS appointed what he called a “ blue-ribbon law enforcement panel.
” Unfortunately , working for this president often means breaking the law , which he apparently feels is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught .
Basically , Bates ’ 45-page ruling was built around a 1972 transparency law .
At its heart was .
the need for the panel to be “ fairly balanced ’ in its member make-up .
The judge said populating it with only members of the law enforcement community did not meet that bar .
The George W. Bush-appointed judge on the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund ( LDF ) lawsuit from April called it “ a stark example of noncompliance , ” according to The POLITICO magazine : ‘ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups like LDF .
Nor does it include any criminal defense attorney , academic , civic leader , or representative of a community organization or social service organization .
Instead , all eighteen Commissioners are current or former law enforcement .
This precisely the type of imbalance that FACA sought to prevent.
’ The San Francisco-located 9th Circuit decided that the “ fair balance ” requirement in FACA was too broad for the courts to decide , Bates wrote .
However , he believed stare decisis ( settled law ) came down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in grievous situations such as this one .
In addition , Judge Bates rejected the Department of Justice ’ s ( DOJ ) legal arguments that this panel could be exempted from the transparency rule , because it fell within a 1995 exemption .
That exemption applied to committees which only worked on situations between the “ federal and state , local or tribal governments.
” The judge continued writing that as the DOJ defined this exemption , there would be “ no limiting principle.
” In other words , that would take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law .
Thus far , the panel has held 14 of the meetings by teleconference due to the coronavirus pandemic-limited face-to-face meetings .
The panel ’ s attorneys argued that the majority of the meetings were public with a transcript and audio recording .
Judge Bates added that the DOJ admitted the meetings were not public when applied to the transparency statute .
Twitter world went wild when it heard about the secret meetings .
Check out some of our favorite American responses below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

Uh, oh. Someone is in big trouble, and this time it is not Donald Trump, well, not the president alone. POTUS appointed what he called a “blue-ribbon law enforcement panel.” Unfortunately, working for this president often means breaking the law, which he apparently feels is fine. This time, they got caught.
A federal judge was not happy and ruled on Thursday that the panel “broke a federal open meeting law.” That meant they had to put down their pencils, paper, and computers and walk out of the room. U.S. District Judge John Bates told them they could not go back to work until they complied with the law.
The Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice membership failed to include civil rights advocates, according to The US News magazine. Plus, its secret meetings were also why the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund brought its lawsuit again the commission.
Judge Bates called them out for violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The White House put current and previous law-enforcement people on the 18-member panel. They broke the law when they held closed meetings and did not notify the public in advance in the Federal Register as required by law.
The purpose of the commission was to create a report for Attorney General William Barr in October. This report was to include a proposed set of “law and order” reforms. The judge said the panel would not be able to continue with its work products until it does so, and that could be well after the November elections. Plus, the administration needed to mix up the membership of that panel.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-01--Post-Debate Election Projections Show America Hates Trump

In the aftermath of the chaotic first presidential debate earlier this week between Donald Trump and Joe Biden , the Democratic presidential nominee is maintaining a strong standing in a prominent electoral college forecast .
As of Thursday afternoon , FiveThirtyEight gives Biden an 80 percent chance of winning the presidency .
Although he ’ s had a high standing for awhile , it ’ s the apparent first time that Biden has hit the 80 percent mark in FiveThirtyEight ’ s forecast .
Broken down into specific electoral vote totals , as of Thursday afternoon , FiveThirtyEight estimates a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and just 203 for Trump .
( In 2016 , for comparison , Trump got 304 electoral votes and Clinton got 227 . )
The forecast also includes an estimate for final national popular vote totals , and in the numbers , FiveThirtyEight currently estimates a final total of 52.9 percent of the national popular vote for Biden and just 45.8 percent for Trump .
Although Clinton also won in the national popular vote in 2016 , her lead was significantly smaller than the Biden estimate , which provided Trump with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to secure a win in the electoral college .
As of Thursday afternoon , FiveThirtyEight ’ s average of national level polling data has Biden with an impressive 7.9 percent lead .
Although the sites seem to sometimes calculate their averages differently , for a rough comparison , Hillary Clinton led Trump by merely 2.7 percent in the RealClearPolitics average of national level polling on October 1 , 2016 .
Thus , Biden seems to be in a significantly stronger poll position than Clinton was .
Americans have gotten a chance to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four long years ; Trump , through his belligerence and consistent refusal to take crises like the Coronavirus pandemic with the systematic seriousness that they demand , has put American lives on the line .
There ’ s one noteworthy piece of data that suggests that Democrats may already be on their way to getting Trump out of office .
Among ballots that have already been cast for which party affiliation data is available ( which has been compiled by University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald ) , Democrats have a huge lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maryland , North Carolina , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania report affiliation data for their ballots , and among 686,705 across all of those states as of Thursday afternoon , 54.7 percent have been cast by Democrats .
Even unaffiliated voters have cast more ballots from that total — 23.2 percent of the Thursday afternoon total came from them .
Just 21.4 percent came from the GOP .

In the aftermath of the chaotic first presidential debate earlier this week between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee is maintaining a strong standing in a prominent electoral college forecast. As of Thursday afternoon, FiveThirtyEight gives Biden an 80 percent chance of winning the presidency. Although he’s had a high standing for awhile, it’s the apparent first time that Biden has hit the 80 percent mark in FiveThirtyEight’s forecast.
Broken down into specific electoral vote totals, as of Thursday afternoon, FiveThirtyEight estimates a final total of 335 electoral votes for Biden and just 203 for Trump. (In 2016, for comparison, Trump got 304 electoral votes and Clinton got 227.) The forecast also includes an estimate for final national popular vote totals, and in the numbers, FiveThirtyEight currently estimates a final total of 52.9 percent of the national popular vote for Biden and just 45.8 percent for Trump. Although Clinton also won in the national popular vote in 2016, her lead was significantly smaller than the Biden estimate, which provided Trump with the opportunity to rack up enough individual states to secure a win in the electoral college.
As of Thursday afternoon, FiveThirtyEight’s average of national level polling data has Biden with an impressive 7.9 percent lead. Although the sites seem to sometimes calculate their averages differently, for a rough comparison, Hillary Clinton led Trump by merely 2.7 percent in the RealClearPolitics average of national level polling on October 1, 2016. Thus, Biden seems to be in a significantly stronger poll position than Clinton was. Americans have gotten a chance to see the chaos of the Trump administration for four long years; Trump, through his belligerence and consistent refusal to take crises like the Coronavirus pandemic with the systematic seriousness that they demand, has put American lives on the line.
There’s one noteworthy piece of data that suggests that Democrats may already be on their way to getting Trump out of office. Among ballots that have already been cast for which party affiliation data is available (which has been compiled by University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald), Democrats have a huge lead. States including Florida, Iowa, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania report affiliation data for their ballots, and among 686,705 across all of those states as of Thursday afternoon, 54.7 percent have been cast by Democrats. Even unaffiliated voters have cast more ballots from that total — 23.2 percent of the Thursday afternoon total came from them. Just 21.4 percent came from the GOP.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-01--Horrific Video Of Trump “Dancing” Goes Viral

President Donald Trump continued his nationwide ignorance of basic mid-pandemic public health guidelines with a Wednesday night rally in Duluth , Minnesota .
Outside the rally , there was an incident in which an angry Trump supporter violently attacked a journalist , and inside , Trump made such a spectacle of himself that he at one point started half-dancing to the Village People song “ Y.M.C.A.
” No half-hearted dances are going to make Americans suddenly forget the spectacle of belligerence that Trump displayed at a presidential debate earlier this week , when he interrupted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s awkward Wednesday night dance below : In his actual remarks in Minnesota , Trump spread some of his usual but no less obtuse nonsense .
He claimed , for instance , that Mexico is “ paying for ” the southern border barriers that his administration has been working on , but this claim is entirely untrue .
Mexico is not paying for the wall .
Trump also went on a xenophobic anti-refugee rant , insisting that a Biden administration “ will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ Biden ’ s team ] pledged a 700 percent increase in refugees — 700 percent !
Congratulations , Minnesota — congratulations… [ U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) ] tells us how to run our country ; can you believe it ?
How the hell did Minnesota elect her ?
What the hell is wrong with you people ?
What the hell happened ?
.. AOC also ; it ’ s time .
It ’ s time .
You take a look at what they did ; the corruption , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the refugees , coming from the most dangerous places in the world… Biden will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp.
’ This rant is racist , period .
Ilhan Omar is an immigrant from Somalia — and an American citizen and duly elected member of the United States Congress .
She doesn ’ t tell “ us how to run our country.
” This is her country .
Trump ’ s supporters booed the mere mention of the country of Somalia — the racism is brazen and appalling , and this nonsense is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people as Election Day approaches .

President Donald Trump continued his nationwide ignorance of basic mid-pandemic public health guidelines with a Wednesday night rally in Duluth, Minnesota. Outside the rally, there was an incident in which an angry Trump supporter violently attacked a journalist, and inside, Trump made such a spectacle of himself that he at one point started half-dancing to the Village People song “Y.M.C.A.” No half-hearted dances are going to make Americans suddenly forget the spectacle of belligerence that Trump displayed at a presidential debate earlier this week, when he interrupted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden dozens of times.
Check out video of Trump’s awkward Wednesday night dance below:
WATCH: President Trump dances to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." pic.twitter.com/IMyXQbKqmw — The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2020
In his actual remarks in Minnesota, Trump spread some of his usual but no less obtuse nonsense. He claimed, for instance, that Mexico is “paying for” the southern border barriers that his administration has been working on, but this claim is entirely untrue. Mexico is not paying for the wall. Trump also went on a xenophobic anti-refugee rant, insisting that a Biden administration “will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp,” which is outrageous racist fearmongering.
Trump said:
‘[Biden’s team] pledged a 700 percent increase in refugees — 700 percent! Congratulations, Minnesota — congratulations… [U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)] tells us how to run our country; can you believe it? How the hell did Minnesota elect her? What the hell is wrong with you people? What the hell happened?.. AOC also; it’s time. It’s time. You take a look at what they did; the corruption, the disgusting corruption. 700 percent increase, the refugees, coming from the most dangerous places in the world… Biden will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp.’
Watch his comments below:
"Biden will turn Minnesota into a refugee camp" — Speaking in a state with one of the largest Somali populations in the country, Trump goads his fans into booing refugees, prompting "lock her up!" chants directed at Ilhan Omar pic.twitter.com/dT2yuHxFDZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2020
This rant is racist, period. Ilhan Omar is an immigrant from Somalia — and an American citizen and duly elected member of the United States Congress. She doesn’t tell “us how to run our country.” This is her country. Trump’s supporters booed the mere mention of the country of Somalia — the racism is brazen and appalling, and this nonsense is what Trump has to offer the American people as Election Day approaches.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-03--Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Amy Coney Barrett Caught COVID-19 But Has Since Recovered

According to CNN , President Donald Trump ’ s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Judge Amy Coney Barrett — was diagnosed with the Coronavirus earlier this summer and has since made an apparent full recovery .
According to one of CNN ’ s sources , Barrett felt “ a little under the weather but recovered.
” At the time , Amy ’ s husband , Jesse , also tested positive for the Coronavirus , but he was apparently asymptomatic , unlike his wife .
On Friday , Judge Barrett tested negative for the Coronavirus in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump himself contracted the virus .
Barrett was last with Trump last Saturday at a Rose Garden event that had been called for the president to formally roll out her Supreme Court nomination .
Utah ’ s Republican Senator Mike Lee was also at that weekend event , and he announced on Friday that he , too , had tested positive for the Coronavirus .
He met with Barrett on Tuesday , but since , again , the judge tested negative for the virus on Friday , that meeting may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the Senate Judiciary Committee , which is set to begin hearings handling Barrett ’ s nomination on October 12 .
For now , Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-S.C. ) says that these hearings are “ on track ” to continue as planned .
A number of prominent Republicans — including the president himself — are , due to their age , in a high-risk group when it comes to Coronavirus complications .
On Friday , the news broke that Trump was going to Walter Reed Medical Center , but the move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to allow for tests and “ immediate treatment ” if required .
Shortly before that news broke , White House physician Dr. Sean Conley released a Friday afternoon statement insisting that the president was “ fatigued ” but “ in good spirits.
” In the hours before Conley ’ s statement , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said that the president had only “ mild symptoms .
”

According to CNN, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Judge Amy Coney Barrett — was diagnosed with the Coronavirus earlier this summer and has since made an apparent full recovery. According to one of CNN’s sources, Barrett felt “a little under the weather but recovered.” At the time, Amy’s husband, Jesse, also tested positive for the Coronavirus, but he was apparently asymptomatic, unlike his wife. On Friday, Judge Barrett tested negative for the Coronavirus in the aftermath of the revelation that President Donald Trump himself contracted the virus.
Barrett was last with Trump last Saturday at a Rose Garden event that had been called for the president to formally roll out her Supreme Court nomination. Utah’s Republican Senator Mike Lee was also at that weekend event, and he announced on Friday that he, too, had tested positive for the Coronavirus. He met with Barrett on Tuesday, but since, again, the judge tested negative for the virus on Friday, that meeting may have been Coronavirus transmission-free.
Sen. Lee is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is set to begin hearings handling Barrett’s nomination on October 12. For now, Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says that these hearings are “on track” to continue as planned.
Via pool report, Trump is going to Walter Reed. Two sources familiar with the plan say he's expected to undergo tests. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 2, 2020
A number of prominent Republicans — including the president himself — are, due to their age, in a high-risk group when it comes to Coronavirus complications. On Friday, the news broke that Trump was going to Walter Reed Medical Center, but the move was characterized as a “precaution” in order to allow for tests and “immediate treatment” if required. Shortly before that news broke, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley released a Friday afternoon statement insisting that the president was “fatigued” but “in good spirits.” In the hours before Conley’s statement, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said that the president had only “mild symptoms.”


bipartisanreport--2020-10-03--Legal Move To Stop Texas Governor From Eliminating Drop Boxes Announced

The Republican Party has worked overtime during the 2020 elections to suppress the vote , following Trump ’ s lead on spreading disinformation about mail-in voting as a source of widespread voter fraud despite having no evidence of that .
From cutting down the amount of time voters have to submit ballots to slowing down the USPS to thwart the will of the voters in November , Republicans have devised a number of ways to prevent the massive blue wave that ’ s headed their way .
In Texas , Gov .
Gregg Abbott ’ s strategy for slowing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot drop-off boxes in one of the state ’ s largest counties , Harris County , which includes the city of Houston .
Just for reference , Harris County has more voters than any other in Texas and is one of only a handful won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 .
In response , those fighting to protect voting rights have filed a lawsuit to stop the limits on how many ballot drop-off boxes can be present for voters in 2020 .
‘ Civil rights and voter advocacy groups have filed a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas Gov .
Greg Abbott that dramatically reduced the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots .
‘ The lawsuit filed late Thursday could be the first of many legal challenges against Abbott ’ s order that assigns just one drop-off location in each of Texas ’ 254 counties and allows poll watchers to observe ballot deliveries .
The order , which took effect Friday , shutters dozens of sites statewide , including in Texas ’ largest cities and Democratic strongholds.
’ Like all of the other arguments Republicans have made in support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Abbott insisted that limiting the number of drop-off boxes is necessary to prevent voter fraud .
In the vast majority of such cases in recent days , judges have found that those arguments have not included sufficient evidence to support that claim .
The lawsuit will need to move quickly to undo Abbott ’ s actions in time for Election Day .
‘ The Republican governor said the order is needed to ensure election security — echoing calls from President Donald Trump for his supporters to keep close watch on mail-in voting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppression… ‘ Abbott ’ s order would eliminate 11 drop-off locations in Harris County , which includes the nation ’ s fourth largest city , Houston.
’ Abbott ’ s earlier attempts to meddle with the elections have changed longstanding Texas laws around voting .
In the midst of the coronavirus , changes made should be geared toward ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to vote safely .
So far , that ’ s not at all what Abbott has attempted to do .
‘ For years , Texas had allowed straight-ticket voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2017 that eliminated the option starting this fall .
Democrats sued to have it reinstated to reduce wait times for in-person voting , but a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that November ’ s elections are too close for Texas to restore straight-ticket voting as an option .
‘ The U.S .
Postal Service informed Texas in July that , given the state ’ s current mail ballot request deadline , some ballots may not be delivered to voters by Election Day , and that even if all ballots reached voters on time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that completed ballots postmarked on or near Election Day would not be received by the state ’ s Nov. 4 deadline .
’

The Republican Party has worked overtime during the 2020 elections to suppress the vote, following Trump’s lead on spreading disinformation about mail-in voting as a source of widespread voter fraud despite having no evidence of that. From cutting down the amount of time voters have to submit ballots to slowing down the USPS to thwart the will of the voters in November, Republicans have devised a number of ways to prevent the massive blue wave that’s headed their way.
Civil rights and voter advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that dramatically reduced the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots. https://t.co/PBsSLCyF6b — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 2, 2020
In Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott’s strategy for slowing the vote included eliminating 11 of the 12 ballot drop-off boxes in one of the state’s largest counties, Harris County, which includes the city of Houston. Just for reference, Harris County has more voters than any other in Texas and is one of only a handful won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.
In response, those fighting to protect voting rights have filed a lawsuit to stop the limits on how many ballot drop-off boxes can be present for voters in 2020.
‘Civil rights and voter advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that dramatically reduced the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots. ‘The lawsuit filed late Thursday could be the first of many legal challenges against Abbott’s order that assigns just one drop-off location in each of Texas’ 254 counties and allows poll watchers to observe ballot deliveries. The order, which took effect Friday, shutters dozens of sites statewide, including in Texas’ largest cities and Democratic strongholds.’
Governor Greg Abbott's reduction of ballot drop-off sites in Texas will disproportionately affect Democratic and non-White areas. https://t.co/nlBE4uY2dm — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 2, 2020
Like all of the other arguments Republicans have made in support of their attempts at voter suppression, Abbott insisted that limiting the number of drop-off boxes is necessary to prevent voter fraud. In the vast majority of such cases in recent days, judges have found that those arguments have not included sufficient evidence to support that claim. The lawsuit will need to move quickly to undo Abbott’s actions in time for Election Day.
‘The Republican governor said the order is needed to ensure election security — echoing calls from President Donald Trump for his supporters to keep close watch on mail-in voting, but Democrats blasted it as blatant voter suppression… ‘Abbott’s order would eliminate 11 drop-off locations in Harris County, which includes the nation’s fourth largest city, Houston.’
Civil-rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that dramatically reduced the number of drop-off locations for mail ballots https://t.co/vHZ3jENsFr — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 2, 2020
Abbott’s earlier attempts to meddle with the elections have changed longstanding Texas laws around voting. In the midst of the coronavirus, changes made should be geared toward ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to vote safely. So far, that’s not at all what Abbott has attempted to do.
‘For years, Texas had allowed straight-ticket voting, but Abbott signed a law in 2017 that eliminated the option starting this fall. Democrats sued to have it reinstated to reduce wait times for in-person voting, but a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that November’s elections are too close for Texas to restore straight-ticket voting as an option. ‘The U.S. Postal Service informed Texas in July that, given the state’s current mail ballot request deadline, some ballots may not be delivered to voters by Election Day, and that even if all ballots reached voters on time, there was a “significant risk” that completed ballots postmarked on or near Election Day would not be received by the state’s Nov. 4 deadline.’
.@GovAbbott's shameless voter suppression proclamation announced yesterday limited counties to only one drop-off site for mail-in ballots. But the people are fighting back 👇https://t.co/niiHcHoBth — Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) October 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--W.H. Doctor Releases Concerning Update On Trump’s Condition

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley has released a Friday afternoon update on the condition of the president and First Lady following the earlier revelation that they had both tested positive for the Coronavirus .
According to Conley , the president was “ fatigued but in good spirits ” as of Friday afternoon , while the First Lady had “ only a mild cough and headache.
” As of Conley ’ s statement , there had been no public comments attributed to the president himself since the middle-of-the-night tweet announcing his positive Coronavirus test results over twelve hours earlier .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement “ with the permission of ” the president .
He said : ‘ Following PCR-confirmation of the President ’ s diagnosis , as a precautionary measure he received a single 8 gram dose of Regeneron ’ s polyclonal antibody cocktail .
He completed the infusion without incident .
In addition to the polyclonal antibodies , the President has been taking zinc , vitamin D , famotidine , melatonin and a daily aspirin .
As of this afternoon the President remains fatigued but in good spirits .
He ’ s being evaluated by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ ll be making recommendations to the President and First Lady in regards to next best steps.
’ As mentioned , Conley also provided an update on the First Lady ’ s condition .
He said that Melania has a “ mild ” cough and headache .
Additionally , he also noted that the “ remainder of the First Family are well and tested negative ” for the Coronavirus on Friday .
The Trump campaign has already put all scheduled in-person events on hold that had one of the members of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on the bill .
The individual events will be either postponed or held virtually , and according to campaign manager Bill Stepien , all other scheduled Trump team events will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis .
Donald and Melania tested positive for the virus hours after the news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks , who traveled with the president twice this past week , had herself tested positive .
On Friday , ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl said that he had been informed that Hicks was “ quite sick.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with credibility — to put it lightly — and in a time of national concern like the president ’ s contraction of the Coronavirus , that lack of credibility is a serious problem .

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley has released a Friday afternoon update on the condition of the president and First Lady following the earlier revelation that they had both tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to Conley, the president was “fatigued but in good spirits” as of Friday afternoon, while the First Lady had “only a mild cough and headache.” As of Conley’s statement, there had been no public comments attributed to the president himself since the middle-of-the-night tweet announcing his positive Coronavirus test results over twelve hours earlier.
Conley said that he released his own statement “with the permission of” the president. He said:
‘Following PCR-confirmation of the President’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure he received a single 8 gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail. He completed the infusion without incident. In addition to the polyclonal antibodies, the President has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and a daily aspirin. As of this afternoon the President remains fatigued but in good spirits. He’s being evaluated by a team of experts, and together we’ll be making recommendations to the President and First Lady in regards to next best steps.’
Check out Conley’s full Friday afternoon statement below:
Update from WH doctor: "The president remains fatigued but in good spirits." He adds the president has been given an "8 gram dose of Regeneron's polyclonal antibodies." pic.twitter.com/f0wO1lattu — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 2, 2020
As mentioned, Conley also provided an update on the First Lady’s condition. He said that Melania has a “mild” cough and headache. Additionally, he also noted that the “remainder of the First Family are well and tested negative” for the Coronavirus on Friday. The Trump campaign has already put all scheduled in-person events on hold that had one of the members of the First Family, including the president himself, on the bill. The individual events will be either postponed or held virtually, and according to campaign manager Bill Stepien, all other scheduled Trump team events will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Trump campaign: “All previously announced campaign events involving the President’s participation are in the process of being moved to virtual events or are being temporarily postponed." — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 2, 2020
Donald and Melania tested positive for the virus hours after the news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks, who traveled with the president twice this past week, had herself tested positive. On Friday, ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl said that he had been informed that Hicks was “quite sick.” The Trump administration has infamously struggled with credibility — to put it lightly — and in a time of national concern like the president’s contraction of the Coronavirus, that lack of credibility is a serious problem.
The White House is now on the record saying they discovered Hope Hicks’ positive test just as Marine One was taking off for President Trump’s fundraiser yesterday in New Jersey. The president still did this fundraiser after the positive diagnosis was known. — Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--‘The Lincoln Project’ Releases Triumphant Friday Video Ad For Joe Biden

As Election Day gets closer , the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project has released a new ad lauding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden .
The ad recaps some of Biden ’ s recent campaigning , which included stops across the Rust Belt , which he traveled through via train , making his pitch to voters along the way .
The ad includes a clip of one moment when Biden triumphantly insisted that America was not “ built ” by Wall Street and CEOs — rather , it was “ built ” by the hardworking , everyday Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those are the people who Biden wants to represent in office .
Check out the new Lincoln Project video below , which positively compares Biden ’ s recent train ride through the “ Rust Belt ” with grassroots campaign stops conducted by other eventually successful presidential candidates across American history : Trump , of course , seems persistently quite disconnected from the actual day-to-day lives of everyday Americans , to put it lightly .
His entire professional career has been steeped in privilege , and based on the numerous investigations into corruption that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to , his modus operandi is clear : he ’ s a grifter who wants to dupe the American people into electing him to a second term in office .
In 2016 and 2017 , he paid a meager $ 750 a year in personal income taxes according to recent reporting — and at one point in years past , he reportedly claimed ( and received ! )
a federal tax refund of $ 72.9 million , which is now under investigation by the IRS ( and has been for some time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is — Trump might not be in office as president for much longer .
The Friday afternoon edition of FiveThirtyEight ’ s average of national level presidential race polls has Democratic nominee Joe Biden up by 7.4 percent .
Biden has maintained an impressive lead over Trump for the bulk of the presidential race , and he has repeatedly been significantly ahead of Hillary Clinton ’ s place in the polls at the same points in 2016 .
As of Friday afternoon , FiveThirtyEight ’ s election results forecast model gave Biden a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to the new Lincoln Project video below :

As Election Day gets closer, the anti-Trump conservative group known as The Lincoln Project has released a new ad lauding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The ad recaps some of Biden’s recent campaigning, which included stops across the Rust Belt, which he traveled through via train, making his pitch to voters along the way. The ad includes a clip of one moment when Biden triumphantly insisted that America was not “built” by Wall Street and CEOs — rather, it was “built” by the hardworking, everyday Americans who make up this country, and those are the people who Biden wants to represent in office.
Check out the new Lincoln Project video below, which positively compares Biden’s recent train ride through the “Rust Belt” with grassroots campaign stops conducted by other eventually successful presidential candidates across American history:
Joe Biden knows America's heart. pic.twitter.com/nVxEk2qrij — The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) October 2, 2020
Trump, of course, seems persistently quite disconnected from the actual day-to-day lives of everyday Americans, to put it lightly. His entire professional career has been steeped in privilege, and based on the numerous investigations into corruption that he’s involved in or connected to, his modus operandi is clear: he’s a grifter who wants to dupe the American people into electing him to a second term in office. In 2016 and 2017, he paid a meager $750 a year in personal income taxes according to recent reporting — and at one point in years past, he reportedly claimed (and received!) a federal tax refund of $72.9 million, which is now under investigation by the IRS (and has been for some time, it seems).
The good news is — Trump might not be in office as president for much longer. The Friday afternoon edition of FiveThirtyEight’s average of national level presidential race polls has Democratic nominee Joe Biden up by 7.4 percent. Biden has maintained an impressive lead over Trump for the bulk of the presidential race, and he has repeatedly been significantly ahead of Hillary Clinton’s place in the polls at the same points in 2016. As of Friday afternoon, FiveThirtyEight’s election results forecast model gave Biden a 79 percent chance of winning the presidency.
Check out Twitter’s response to the new Lincoln Project video below:


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--Two New COVID Cases Discovered At ‘The White House’

Two new Coronavirus cases have been discovered “ at the White House , ” according to a Friday memo from the White House Correspondents Association that CNN ’ s Brian Stelter reported on .
A journalist — whose identity has not been apparently publicly identified as of Friday afternoon — received a preliminary positive test result for the virus , and a White House staffer who sits in what Stelter ’ s reporting called the “ lower press ” area has received a confirmed positive result .
As of Friday afternoon , that White House staffer does not seem to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Stelter reports , another journalist in the White House press corps has also tested positive , but that journalist was last at the White House last Saturday .
The news of these two new Coronavirus cases around the White House — and another among the broader press corps — comes after President Donald Trump revealed shortly before 1 A.M. on Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the virus .
Their positive test results came after top Trump aide Hope Hicks , who traveled with the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for the virus .
On Friday morning , ABC ’ s Jonathan Karl said that he ’ d been informed that Hicks was “ quite sick.
” On late Friday morning , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claimed that the president was experiencing only “ mild ” symptoms and attempted to deflect concern away from his condition , although for some reason , the president backed out of a Friday conference call about Coronavirus-related support for seniors , suggesting that there might be more to his condition than White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ developing a cough that ’ s manageable but nevertheless makes it difficult to hold an uninterrupted conversation — but still , the White House simply has not been a credible source with the Trump administration in place , so in a time of national concern , there ’ s a struggle .
Trump appeared next to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on a debate stage this past Tuesday , but Biden and his wife , Dr. Jill Biden , both tested negative for the virus early Friday .
There ’ s a vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a source in the Biden camp told PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins that the Biden campaign apparently “ wants the distance by candidates to be much greater ” than the distance during the Tuesday presidential debate .
Specifically , they want the candidates to be “ from 7 to 14 feet away from each other and moderator Susan Page , ” Desjardins says .

Two new Coronavirus cases have been discovered “at the White House,” according to a Friday memo from the White House Correspondents Association that CNN’s Brian Stelter reported on. A journalist — whose identity has not been apparently publicly identified as of Friday afternoon — received a preliminary positive test result for the virus, and a White House staffer who sits in what Stelter’s reporting called the “lower press” area has received a confirmed positive result. As of Friday afternoon, that White House staffer does not seem to have been publicly identified either.
"All other journalists tested today" at the White House "tested negative," according to the @WHCA memo. The board said "we can't stress enough the importance of mask-wearing, social distancing and common sense, especially on the White House complex." — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 2, 2020
Additionally, Stelter reports, another journalist in the White House press corps has also tested positive, but that journalist was last at the White House last Saturday. The news of these two new Coronavirus cases around the White House — and another among the broader press corps — comes after President Donald Trump revealed shortly before 1 A.M. on Friday that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the virus. Their positive test results came after top Trump aide Hope Hicks, who traveled with the president twice this week, had also tested positive for the virus. On Friday morning, ABC’s Jonathan Karl said that he’d been informed that Hicks was “quite sick.”
On late Friday morning, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claimed that the president was experiencing only “mild” symptoms and attempted to deflect concern away from his condition, although for some reason, the president backed out of a Friday conference call about Coronavirus-related support for seniors, suggesting that there might be more to his condition than White House staffers let on. He could be developing a cough that’s manageable but nevertheless makes it difficult to hold an uninterrupted conversation — but still, the White House simply has not been a credible source with the Trump administration in place, so in a time of national concern, there’s a struggle.
New: President Donald Trump is not participating in the midday call about coronavirus support for seniors that was listed on his public schedule. Instead, Vice President Mike Pence kicked off the call, saying Trump asked him to lead it, according to a state official. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 2, 2020
Trump appeared next to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on a debate stage this past Tuesday, but Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, both tested negative for the virus early Friday. There’s a vice presidential debate planned for next week, and a source in the Biden camp told PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins that the Biden campaign apparently “wants the distance by candidates to be much greater” than the distance during the Tuesday presidential debate. Specifically, they want the candidates to be “from 7 to 14 feet away from each other and moderator Susan Page,” Desjardins says.
NEW, THIS. Biden senior source on next presidential debate (Oct. 15): – No one had talked about it, but it’s —> “hard to see that debate happening” as it is planned now. – Pointed out the president is not just COVID positive but is actually sick. 2/ — Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) October 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--Trump’s ‘Ballots In Ditch’ Conspiracy Debunked By Indisputable Evidence

Voting in person has become a health risk .
The president called his armed Red-State “ Army for Trump ” to “ go into the polls and watch very carefully , ” according to NPR .
With the coronavirus lurking around every breath we take , it makes a lot of sense to send our ballots in by mail .
But is that safe ?
If people need more proof of trying to suppress the vote , Little Don stood in a video with his gun and tweeted : Now , the president has the coronavirus , along with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lady .
They joined the other 7.31 million other Americans .
Hopefully , they will not join the 208,845 men , women , and children who are in their graves .
Voting by mail makes a lot of sense .
Thus far , over 1.2 million Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots .
Still , POTUS has been arguing against the mail-in type of voting .
He claimed that when ballots are automatically sent out , they were stolen and sold .
Then , there was his story about someone throwing votes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like a variation on the-dog-ate-my-homework excuse .
Why would Trump be so against voting by mail ?
For one , that makes it far harder for Russia ’ s President Vladimir Putin to hack the election and throw it to POTUS as he did in 2016 .
The president has not hidden his desire for Moscow ’ s help at all in 2020 .
Three trays of mail were found in a ditch near Appleton , Wisconsin according to the state ’ s head election official , Thursday .
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Office concluded “ several absentee ballots ” were in with the dumped mail .
The Director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission Meagan Wolfe held a virtual news conference Tuesday .
In it , she confirmed that no absentee ballots ( Wisconsin ) were among the find .
She had no information about whether out-of-state ballots were with them .
She said : The White House Press Secretary of Kayleigh McEnany reported the mail was evidence of a fraudulent voting system , “ a system that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During the presidential debates , Trump contended ballots had been found in creeks as reported by The USA Today .
That may have been what Trump was talking about instead of a river .
Tampering with the mail is a very serious crime , and now the U.S .
Postal Service ( USPS ) has the case under investigation .
But what about Trump ’ s attempts to suppress the mailed votes ?
He installed a new postmaster general this summer , who immediately went about tearing out and tearing down the rapid-sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per day .
People reported flatbread trucks carting off the traditional corner blue mailboxes .
Those acts appeared to be an intentional and successful attempt to throw a wrench within the mail ’ s efficiency .
Postal workers throughout the country said what the new postmaster general did made the situation “ bad ” for them .
For years , the Republican legislators have tried to force the Post Office to privatize rather than operate as a government agency .
These legislators made the USPS pay ahead for all of its employees ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do that .
Plus , they complain the USPS is not profitable .
Of course not .
It was never set up that way .
For example we would not expect our Army to be profitable .
The Republican Party Chair Andrew Hitt argued that athletes and mascots encouraging voters to vote sooner would amount to “ electioneering.
” Wolfe said that simply did apply and : Twitter world went a little crazy when they found out the news about Trump ’ s zombie squad ’ s attempts at voter suppression .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ favorite American responses : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
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Voting in person has become a health risk. The president called his armed Red-State “Army for Trump” to “go into the polls and watch very carefully,” according to NPR. With the coronavirus lurking around every breath we take, it makes a lot of sense to send our ballots in by mail. But is that safe?
If people need more proof of trying to suppress the vote, Little Don stood in a video with his gun and tweeted:
‘We need every able-bodied man, woman to join Army for Trump’s election security operation at defendyourballot.com. We need you to help us watch them. Not just on Election Day, but also during early voting and at the counting boards. President Trump is going to win. Don’t let them steal it.’
Now, the president has the coronavirus, along with his top adviser Hope Hicks and the first lady. They joined the other 7.31 million other Americans. Hopefully, they will not join the 208,845 men, women, and children who are in their graves. Voting by mail makes a lot of sense. Thus far, over 1.2 million Wisconsin voters have requested absentee ballots.
Still, POTUS has been arguing against the mail-in type of voting. He claimed that when ballots are automatically sent out, they were stolen and sold. Then, there was his story about someone throwing votes for him in the river. That seems like a variation on the-dog-ate-my-homework excuse.
Why would Trump be so against voting by mail? For one, that makes it far harder for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to hack the election and throw it to POTUS as he did in 2016. The president has not hidden his desire for Moscow’s help at all in 2020.
Three trays of mail were found in a ditch near Appleton, Wisconsin according to the state’s head election official, Thursday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office concluded “several absentee ballots” were in with the dumped mail.
The Director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Director of the Wisconsin Elections Commission Meagan Wolfe held a virtual news conference Tuesday. In it, she confirmed that no absentee ballots (Wisconsin) were among the find. She had no information about whether out-of-state ballots were with them. She said:
‘There was mail found outside of Appleton and that mail did not include any Wisconsin ballots.’
The White House Press Secretary of Kayleigh McEnany reported the mail was evidence of a fraudulent voting system, “a system that’s subject to fraud:”
‘In fact, in the last 24 hours, police in Greenville, Wisconsin, found mail in a ditch, and it included absentee ballots.’
During the presidential debates, Trump contended ballots had been found in creeks as reported by The USA Today. That may have been what Trump was talking about instead of a river. Tampering with the mail is a very serious crime, and now the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has the case under investigation.
But what about Trump’s attempts to suppress the mailed votes? He installed a new postmaster general this summer, who immediately went about tearing out and tearing down the rapid-sort machines, which put out 30,000 envelopes per day. People reported flatbread trucks carting off the traditional corner blue mailboxes.
Those acts appeared to be an intentional and successful attempt to throw a wrench within the mail’s efficiency. Postal workers throughout the country said what the new postmaster general did made the situation “bad” for them.
For years, the Republican legislators have tried to force the Post Office to privatize rather than operate as a government agency. These legislators made the USPS pay ahead for all of its employees’ retirement packages. No other agency had to do that. Plus, they complain the USPS is not profitable. Of course not. It was never set up that way. For example we would not expect our Army to be profitable.
The Republican Party Chair Andrew Hitt argued that athletes and mascots encouraging voters to vote sooner would amount to “electioneering.”
State Republican Party members said:
‘[H]ave warned the Milwaukee officials that it believes athletes, the Bucks mascot Bango and the Brewers’ Racing Sausages cannot be present at Fiserv Forum and Miller Park when they are used as voting sites.’
Wolfe said that simply did apply and:
‘That would be allowable.’
Twitter world went a little crazy when they found out the news about Trump’s zombie squad’s attempts at voter suppression. Take a look at some of our favorite American responses:
I have a special message for voters in Pennsylvania! If you plan to vote by mail in PA, please make sure you know how to use your secrecy envelope BEFORE casting your ballot! @PADems pic.twitter.com/9HW99G32FS — Lynda Carter (@RealLyndaCarter) October 2, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--Trump Campaign Drastically Slashes Event Schedule After COVID Diagnosis

The Trump campaign is dramatically scaling back their events schedule after the new positive Coronavirus test results for the president and First Lady .
Shortly before 1 A.M. on Friday , President Donald Trump revealed the news that he and Melania had tested positive for the Coronavirus , and the news sent some observers reeling , although on late Friday morning , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claimed that the president was only experiencing “ mild ” symptoms .
The Trump campaign now says that they all scheduled events with the president himself on the bill will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien , all planned Trump campaign events that feature members of the First Family “ are also being temporarily postponed , ” while all “ other campaign events will be considered on a case-by-case basis , ” he says .
The Trump campaign has , infamously , been holding packed in-person events around the country throughout the Coronavirus pandemic , as if they wanted to pretend as though the threat from the disease simply did not exist .
Although contact tracing in the wake of one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rallies might be difficult due in part to the consistently large volume of cases across the country , one thing is clear — recent Trump campaign events have completely flouted basic public health precautions .
The news of the president and First Lady ’ s positive Coronavirus test results came hours after the news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks , who works closely with the president and traveled with him twice this week , had herself tested positive for the virus .
On Friday morning , ABC News White House correspondent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been informed that Hicks was “ quite sick.
” Trump went to an in-person New Jersey fundraiser on Thursday after the White House learned of Hicks ’ s positive diagnosis , potentially exposing those who were present to the disease .
The president , who is in his 70s , is himself in a high-risk population when it comes to potential Coronavirus complications — and on Friday , a state official abruptly revealed that Trump was not participating in a planned conference call about Coronavirus relief for seniors .
Why not ?
Was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call ?
Coronavirus symptoms may include a relatively manageable cough that nevertheless makes it difficult to hold an uninterrupted conversation — but the Trump administration is not a credible source , so making sense of their behavior during a time of national concern can be difficult .

The Trump campaign is dramatically scaling back their events schedule after the new positive Coronavirus test results for the president and First Lady. Shortly before 1 A.M. on Friday, President Donald Trump revealed the news that he and Melania had tested positive for the Coronavirus, and the news sent some observers reeling, although on late Friday morning, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claimed that the president was only experiencing “mild” symptoms. The Trump campaign now says that they all scheduled events with the president himself on the bill will be put on hold or held virtually instead.
New on @MSNBC: The Trump campaign has announced that all events featuring Trump will be temporarily postponed or moved to digital events. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 2, 2020
According to Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien, all planned Trump campaign events that feature members of the First Family “are also being temporarily postponed,” while all “other campaign events will be considered on a case-by-case basis,” he says. The Trump campaign has, infamously, been holding packed in-person events around the country throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, as if they wanted to pretend as though the threat from the disease simply did not exist. Although contact tracing in the wake of one of the president’s recent big rallies might be difficult due in part to the consistently large volume of cases across the country, one thing is clear — recent Trump campaign events have completely flouted basic public health precautions.
The White House is now on the record saying they discovered Hope Hicks’ positive test just as Marine One was taking off for President Trump’s fundraiser yesterday in New Jersey. The president still did this fundraiser after the positive diagnosis was known. — Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 2, 2020
The news of the president and First Lady’s positive Coronavirus test results came hours after the news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks, who works closely with the president and traveled with him twice this week, had herself tested positive for the virus. On Friday morning, ABC News White House correspondent Jonathan Karl said that he’d been informed that Hicks was “quite sick.” Trump went to an in-person New Jersey fundraiser on Thursday after the White House learned of Hicks’s positive diagnosis, potentially exposing those who were present to the disease.
Map: Where President Trump went the week he was diagnosed with Covid-19 https://t.co/JbrpL8eNaQ pic.twitter.com/LV66QHzrGq — NBC News Graphics (@NBCNewsGraphics) October 2, 2020
The president, who is in his 70s, is himself in a high-risk population when it comes to potential Coronavirus complications — and on Friday, a state official abruptly revealed that Trump was not participating in a planned conference call about Coronavirus relief for seniors. Why not? Was Trump too ill to deal with the call? Coronavirus symptoms may include a relatively manageable cough that nevertheless makes it difficult to hold an uninterrupted conversation — but the Trump administration is not a credible source, so making sense of their behavior during a time of national concern can be difficult.
New: President Donald Trump is not participating in the midday call about coronavirus support for seniors that was listed on his public schedule. Instead, Vice President Mike Pence kicked off the call, saying Trump asked him to lead it, according to a state official. — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 2, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--Details Of W.H. Staff Freaking Out Leaked To ‘ABC News’

Shortly after 12:30 A.M. Friday on the East Coast , President Donald Trump abruptly revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump had both tested positive for the Coronavirus .
At this point , a lot of variables are up in the air — the initial course of the infection could take a week or more to play out , and in the aftermath of the initial infection , there ’ s also a documented chance for lingering health problems .
The president , who is in his 70s , is in a high-risk group when it comes to potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News reporter Jonathan Karl told the hosts of daytime talk show The View that Trump ’ s diagnosis has White House staff “ really , really rattled.
” The political ramifications of Trump ’ s illness could be significant if the virus takes a significant physical toll on the president , although at this point , White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claims that the president is experiencing only “ mild ’ symptoms .
As Karl explained to The View : ‘ There ’ s a real effort right now to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The president is doing fine , and he ’ s going to work while he ’ s in self-isolation , ” in fact , the chief of staff Mark Meadows — who has spent by the way , a lot of time , a lot of quality time with the president and with Hope Hicks — just came out of the West Wing , spoke to reporters… and was talking about the stock market and how great the economy , in his mind , is going , and how the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s not the whole story , Karl explained .
The positive test results for Donald and Melania came shortly after news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks , who works closely with the president , had herself tested positive .
According to Karl , Hicks is now “ quite sick.
” ‘ I ’ ve got to tell you that the ground truth of this is that the White House and the White House staff are really , really rattled .
This is something that has really frankly freaked them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s health .
They ’ re concerned about Hope Hicks , who , by the way , I ’ m told is quite sick.
’ As for the president ’ s own supposedly merely “ mild ” symptoms , Karl noted that there ’ s “ a real question of exactly what you can believe in terms of how they ’ re characterizing this.
” The White House is not exactly known as a credible source with Trump in charge .
Check out Karl ’ s comments below :

Shortly after 12:30 A.M. Friday on the East Coast, President Donald Trump abruptly revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump had both tested positive for the Coronavirus. At this point, a lot of variables are up in the air — the initial course of the infection could take a week or more to play out, and in the aftermath of the initial infection, there’s also a documented chance for lingering health problems. The president, who is in his 70s, is in a high-risk group when it comes to potential Coronavirus complications. On Friday, ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl told the hosts of daytime talk show The View that Trump’s diagnosis has White House staff “really, really rattled.”
Doctors say it could be a week or more before the severity of the #coronavirus infection impacting President Trump and the First Lady is known since it takes time for the virus to run its course. — Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) October 2, 2020
The political ramifications of Trump’s illness could be significant if the virus takes a significant physical toll on the president, although at this point, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claims that the president is experiencing only “mild’ symptoms. As Karl explained to The View:
‘There’s a real effort right now to try to portray this as business as usual. “The president is doing fine, and he’s going to work while he’s in self-isolation,” in fact, the chief of staff Mark Meadows — who has spent by the way, a lot of time, a lot of quality time with the president and with Hope Hicks — just came out of the West Wing, spoke to reporters… and was talking about the stock market and how great the economy, in his mind, is going, and how the president’s in good spirits.’
But that’s not the whole story, Karl explained. The positive test results for Donald and Melania came shortly after news broke that top Trump aide Hope Hicks, who works closely with the president, had herself tested positive. According to Karl, Hicks is now “quite sick.”
Karl explained:
‘I’ve got to tell you that the ground truth of this is that the White House and the White House staff are really, really rattled. This is something that has really frankly freaked them out. They’re concerned about the president’s health. They’re concerned about Hope Hicks, who, by the way, I’m told is quite sick.’
As for the president’s own supposedly merely “mild” symptoms, Karl noted that there’s “a real question of exactly what you can believe in terms of how they’re characterizing this.” The White House is not exactly known as a credible source with Trump in charge. Check out Karl’s comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--W.H. Chief Of Staff Embarrasses Himself During Post-Covid Diagnosis Presser

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows held a brief press conference outside the White House early on Friday , hours after President Donald Trump had announced that he had tested positive for the Coronavirus .
Meadows was not wearing a mask while speaking to members of the press , claiming that he did not need one because he was distanced from reporters and had himself recently tested negative — but negative test results are not some kind of immunity guarantee .
The virus is obviously in the White House — the president has it !
And Meadows still didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him to wear a mask in order to help curtail potential spread from himself to others ?
What would it take for basic personal responsibility from these people ?
Besides Trump ’ s own positive test results , First Lady Melania Trump also tested positive for the virus .
Their positive test results were revealed shortly after the news broke that Trump aide Hope Hicks , who works closely with the president , had tested positive for the virus .
Apparently , the White House discovered Hicks ’ s positive test results @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off for President Trump ’ s fundraiser ” on Thursday in New Jersey , as ABC reporter Katherine Faulders summarizes .
That timeline means that Trump still held the fundraiser and interacted with his supporters after known potential virus exposure .
According to Meadows , Trump had “ mild symptoms ” as of late Friday morning , but there is still a potentially lengthy road ahead .
Besides the possibility of lingering health complications that have been documented in other patients , the basic infection cycle itself could take weeks .
As CNN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say it could be a week or more before the severity of the coronavirus infection impacting President Trump and the First Lady is known since it takes time for the virus to run its course.
” At his brief appearance before the press on Friday , Meadows summarized the situation as follows : ‘ We ’ ve got the mitigation plan in place to make sure that the government not only continues to move forward but the work of the American people continues to move forward , and so , even as recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 o ’ clock , the president was giving me a number of things to make sure that I get done.
’ Watch some of his comments in the video below :

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows held a brief press conference outside the White House early on Friday, hours after President Donald Trump had announced that he had tested positive for the Coronavirus. Meadows was not wearing a mask while speaking to members of the press, claiming that he did not need one because he was distanced from reporters and had himself recently tested negative — but negative test results are not some kind of immunity guarantee. The virus is obviously in the White House — the president has it! And Meadows still didn’t think that it was necessary for him to wear a mask in order to help curtail potential spread from himself to others? What would it take for basic personal responsibility from these people?
Meadows on why no mask: "So I've obviously been tested, we're hopefully more than six feet away. And if there's any, concern there, from a guidance standpoint, we have protocols in place.” https://t.co/VTWFVn3Kz0 — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) October 2, 2020
Besides Trump’s own positive test results, First Lady Melania Trump also tested positive for the virus. Their positive test results were revealed shortly after the news broke that Trump aide Hope Hicks, who works closely with the president, had tested positive for the virus. Apparently, the White House discovered Hicks’s positive test results “just as Marine One was taking off for President Trump’s fundraiser” on Thursday in New Jersey, as ABC reporter Katherine Faulders summarizes. That timeline means that Trump still held the fundraiser and interacted with his supporters after known potential virus exposure.
The White House is now on the record saying they discovered Hope Hicks’ positive test just as Marine One was taking off for President Trump’s fundraiser yesterday in New Jersey. The president still did this fundraiser after the positive diagnosis was known. — Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) October 2, 2020
According to Meadows, Trump had “mild symptoms” as of late Friday morning, but there is still a potentially lengthy road ahead. Besides the possibility of lingering health complications that have been documented in other patients, the basic infection cycle itself could take weeks. As CNN anchor Ana Cabrera noted, “Doctors say it could be a week or more before the severity of the coronavirus infection impacting President Trump and the First Lady is known since it takes time for the virus to run its course.”
Doctors say it could be a week or more before the severity of the #coronavirus infection impacting President Trump and the First Lady is known since it takes time for the virus to run its course. — Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) October 2, 2020
At his brief appearance before the press on Friday, Meadows summarized the situation as follows:
‘We’ve got the mitigation plan in place to make sure that the government not only continues to move forward but the work of the American people continues to move forward, and so, even as recent as this morning, a little after 8 o’clock, the president was giving me a number of things to make sure that I get done.’
Watch some of his comments in the video below:
The White House has a “plan in place” to ensure the business of government “continues to move forward”, its chief of staff Mark Meadows says President Trump has “mild symptoms” after testing positive for coronavirus https://t.co/w0RXzgvmMc pic.twitter.com/kKDMTL85RO — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 2, 2020
Watch more below:


bipartisanreport--2020-10-02--Judge Makes Defiant Friday Ruling Against Trump Admin Corruption On Census

Not even the census is safe from the Trump administration ’ s political machinations , apparently .
Federal Judge Lucy Koh has now ordered the Trump administration to continue the census count through the end of October .
She had previously struck down a planned deadline of September 30 , which left a former deadline of October 31 in place — but then the Trump administration announced plans to end the census count on October 5 .
On Thursday , Judge Koh said that the Trump administration ’ s actions violated her recent injunction in the case in “ several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mass text to every census worker by this Friday informing them of the court-ordered October 31 deadline .
Koh wrote , referring to members of the Trump administration : Koh added that the October 5 deadline “ risks further undermining trust in the Bureau and its partners , sowing more confusion , and depressing Census participation.
” Census results could have political significance .
The numbers are used to reapportion Congressional and state legislative representation , and they ’ re also used as a factor in deciding where to place public investment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end operations almost a month before they ’ re supposed to , then down the road , they could lose access to crucial public funding and they could lose the numbers of legislative representatives that would be consistent with their actual population numbers .
It ’ s marginalized communities who might be most likely to be under-counted .
Besides the mass text to every census worker , Koh “ also ordered Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham to file with the court a declaration by the start of next week confirming his agency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued last week , ” the Associated Press reports .
Melissa Sherry , who is one of the attorneys on the side of those who ’ ve challenged the Trump administration ’ s census handling , said : The shifting deadlines are not the first strike that the Trump administration has taken at the fairness of the census .
Originally , they also wanted to include an arbitrary question about citizenship in the census , which could have discouraged participation in immigrant communities .
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration @ @ @ @

Not even the census is safe from the Trump administration’s political machinations, apparently. Federal Judge Lucy Koh has now ordered the Trump administration to continue the census count through the end of October. She had previously struck down a planned deadline of September 30, which left a former deadline of October 31 in place — but then the Trump administration announced plans to end the census count on October 5. On Thursday, Judge Koh said that the Trump administration’s actions violated her recent injunction in the case in “several ways,” and she demanded a mass text to every census worker by this Friday informing them of the court-ordered October 31 deadline.
Breaking: Federal judge directs Trump admin *not* to end 2020 census counting on Monday, ordering it to continue until Oct 31 Judge Lucy Koh called Commerce Sec Ross’ directive an “egregious violation” of her order & faulted admin with “chaotic, dilatory & incomplete compliance” — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 2, 2020
Koh wrote, referring to members of the Trump administration:
‘Defendants’ dissemination of erroneous information; lurching from one hasty, unexplained plan to the next; and unlawful sacrifices of completeness and accuracy of the 2020 Census are upending the status quo, violating the Injunction Order, and undermining the credibility of the Census Bureau and the 2020 Census. This must stop.’
Koh added that the October 5 deadline “risks further undermining trust in the Bureau and its partners, sowing more confusion, and depressing Census participation.”
Census results could have political significance. The numbers are used to reapportion Congressional and state legislative representation, and they’re also used as a factor in deciding where to place public investment. If communities are under-counted because of rushing to end operations almost a month before they’re supposed to, then down the road, they could lose access to crucial public funding and they could lose the numbers of legislative representatives that would be consistent with their actual population numbers. It’s marginalized communities who might be most likely to be under-counted.
Besides the mass text to every census worker, Koh “also ordered Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham to file with the court a declaration by the start of next week confirming his agency was following a preliminary injunction she had issued last week,” the Associated Press reports. Melissa Sherry, who is one of the attorneys on the side of those who’ve challenged the Trump administration’s census handling, said:
‘An unrushed, full and fair count is paramount to ensuring the accuracy of the 2020 Census. This ruling brings us one step closer to realizing that important goal.’
The shifting deadlines are not the first strike that the Trump administration has taken at the fairness of the census. Originally, they also wanted to include an arbitrary question about citizenship in the census, which could have discouraged participation in immigrant communities. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s plans.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-03--Trump Dictates Bizarre Announcement to Rudy Giuliani From Walter Reed

Amidst his ongoing stay at Walter Reed Medical Center , which started after the revelation that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the Coronavirus , President Donald Trump has dictated a somewhat off-kilter statement to his longtime ally Rudy Giuliani .
This statement has now been published in the New York Post , and in the remarks , which come from a phone conversation that Trump and Giuliani had on Saturday afternoon , Trump insisted that he couldn ’ t “ lock himself in a room ” after his diagnosis .
Instead , he says , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus ] so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly.
” Trump told Giuliani to “ go tell people ” that he ’ s “ watching this coverage ” indicating that his condition has been on the rocks recently .
Trump suggests that the coverage is not adequately characterizing his condition .
According to Giuliani , the president said : ‘ I feel I could get out of here right now .
But they ’ re telling me there can always be a backstep with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could go out and do a rally .
I am the president of the United States .
I can ’ t lock myself in a room… I had to confront [ the virus ] so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly .
We have made tremendous progress on treating this disease .
Fatality rates are very low compared to [ the beginning ] .
I ’ m going to beat this.
’ Despite his characterizations , a statement emerged earlier on Saturday that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mark Meadows indicating that the president suffered through a “ very concerning ” period on Friday .
Meadows , according to the Associated Press , added that they ’ re “ still not on a clear path yet to a full recovery ” for the president — although later , Meadows gave a brighter statement to Reuters .
Meanwhile , Trump reiterated his stance to Giuliani that being “ afraid ” was inappropriate .
He said , according to Giuliani , that after he recovers : ‘ Then I will be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease responsibly , but we shouldn ’ t be afraid of it .
If I had handled it any other way , I would have created more panic , more fear in the American people .
We are making great progress on dealing with this disease and making better progress with the economy than anyone had the right to expect.
’ Dealing with the Coronavirus is not and has never been merely a matter of personal or political will .
Over 200,000 Americans have died amidst the pandemic — not a single one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weren ’ t resilient or resolute enough .
They died because they caught the Coronavirus , and the major stumbles that have marked the Trump administration ’ s own response to the virus have exacerbated this problem .
It ’ s not a matter of political will ; it ’ s a matter of having the crucial supplies and support , like testing and personal protective equipment , that the Trump administration failed to provide at crucial junctures of the pandemic .
On Saturday , White House physician Dr. Sean Conley held a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it did not tamper down fears .
For example , Conley refused to answer whether or not the president had ever been on supplemental oxygen during his current illness .

Amidst his ongoing stay at Walter Reed Medical Center, which started after the revelation that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the Coronavirus, President Donald Trump has dictated a somewhat off-kilter statement to his longtime ally Rudy Giuliani. This statement has now been published in the New York Post, and in the remarks, which come from a phone conversation that Trump and Giuliani had on Saturday afternoon, Trump insisted that he couldn’t “lock himself in a room” after his diagnosis. Instead, he says, he “had to confront [the virus] so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly.”
This is by far the most detailed (only) real statement that has come from the President of the United States since he was diagnosed and hospitalized – and it was dictated to Rudy Giuliani and published in the NY Post (?) https://t.co/9Aj51fM8kw pic.twitter.com/YrztP5fPDj — Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) October 3, 2020
Trump told Giuliani to “go tell people” that he’s “watching this coverage” indicating that his condition has been on the rocks recently. Trump suggests that the coverage is not adequately characterizing his condition. According to Giuliani, the president said:
‘I feel I could get out of here right now. But they’re telling me there can always be a backstep with this disease. But I feel I could go out and do a rally. I am the president of the United States. I can’t lock myself in a room… I had to confront [the virus] so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly. We have made tremendous progress on treating this disease. Fatality rates are very low compared to [the beginning]. I’m going to beat this.’
Despite his characterizations, a statement emerged earlier on Saturday that some attributed to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows indicating that the president suffered through a “very concerning” period on Friday. Meadows, according to the Associated Press, added that they’re “still not on a clear path yet to a full recovery” for the president — although later, Meadows gave a brighter statement to Reuters.
Per AP: "Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, said the president went through a 'very concerning' period Friday and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care." https://t.co/Pw0WvmPltp — Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) October 3, 2020
Meanwhile, Trump reiterated his stance to Giuliani that being “afraid” was inappropriate. He said, according to Giuliani, that after he recovers:
‘Then I will be able to show people we can deal with this disease responsibly, but we shouldn’t be afraid of it. If I had handled it any other way, I would have created more panic, more fear in the American people. We are making great progress on dealing with this disease and making better progress with the economy than anyone had the right to expect.’
Dealing with the Coronavirus is not and has never been merely a matter of personal or political will. Over 200,000 Americans have died amidst the pandemic — not a single one of those people have died because they weren’t resilient or resolute enough. They died because they caught the Coronavirus, and the major stumbles that have marked the Trump administration’s own response to the virus have exacerbated this problem. It’s not a matter of political will; it’s a matter of having the crucial supplies and support, like testing and personal protective equipment, that the Trump administration failed to provide at crucial junctures of the pandemic.
On Saturday, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley held a press conference outside of Walter Reed, but it did not tamper down fears. For example, Conley refused to answer whether or not the president had ever been on supplemental oxygen during his current illness.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-03--Over 1,500 Alumni Of Amy Coney Barrett’s Former School Come Out Against Her

Over 1,500 alumni of the Tennessee-based Rhodes College , which President Donald Trump ’ s U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attended as an undergraduate , have signed on to a letter opposing Barrett ’ s Supreme Court nomination .
A full 1,513 alumni signed on to the letter , which singles out Barrett ’ s positions on issues including abortion , LGBTQ rights , and the landmark healthcare law known as the Affordable Care Act , which is set to be the subject of a Supreme Court case shortly after Election Day , when — depending on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could already be on the court .
The letter was written by Rhodes alumni Rob Marus and Katherine Morgan Breslin , who wrote that they are “ firmly and passionately opposed to [ Barrett ’ s ] nomination.
” They added : ‘ We are likewise firmly and passionately opposed to Rhodes administrators ’ attempts to embrace Amy Coney Barrett as an alumna of our beloved alma mater .
We oppose this embrace because we believe both her record and the process that has produced her nomination are diametrically opposed to the values @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we learned at Rhodes.
’ As the letter references , Rhodes president Marjorie Hass has issued public support for Barrett , and she reiterated this support after the emergence of the anti-Barrett letter from Rhodes alumni , although she did laud the letter as an important part of the national political conversation .
As mentioned , the anti-Barrett letter from Rhodes alumni got into some specifics .
The letter insists that Barrett “ has demonstrated a judicial philosophy and record that fails to serve and protect the vulnerable in our society , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice system , and individuals reliant on the Affordable Care Act.
” Barrett has , in the past , expressed opposition to the Affordable Care Act , which the Trump administration has been trying to throw out — without a remotely comprehensive replacement plan in place .
Through means like an expansion of Medicaid in states around the country , the Affordable Care Act provides health coverage for tens of millions of Americans .
There have been questions about how promptly that Senate Republicans will really get Barrett confirmed , because two members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike Lee ( Utah ) and Thom Tillis ( N.C. ) — have tested positive for the Coronavirus .
For now , Barrett ’ s confirmation hearings are slated to proceed as scheduled , beginning October 12 in the Senate Judiciary Committee .

Over 1,500 alumni of the Tennessee-based Rhodes College, which President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attended as an undergraduate, have signed on to a letter opposing Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. A full 1,513 alumni signed on to the letter, which singles out Barrett’s positions on issues including abortion, LGBTQ rights, and the landmark healthcare law known as the Affordable Care Act, which is set to be the subject of a Supreme Court case shortly after Election Day, when — depending on the speed of her confirmation process — Barrett could already be on the court.
The letter was written by Rhodes alumni Rob Marus and Katherine Morgan Breslin, who wrote that they are “firmly and passionately opposed to [Barrett’s] nomination.” They added:
‘We are likewise firmly and passionately opposed to Rhodes administrators’ attempts to embrace Amy Coney Barrett as an alumna of our beloved alma mater. We oppose this embrace because we believe both her record and the process that has produced her nomination are diametrically opposed to the values of truth, loyalty, and service that we learned at Rhodes.’
As the letter references, Rhodes president Marjorie Hass has issued public support for Barrett, and she reiterated this support after the emergence of the anti-Barrett letter from Rhodes alumni, although she did laud the letter as an important part of the national political conversation.
As mentioned, the anti-Barrett letter from Rhodes alumni got into some specifics. The letter insists that Barrett “has demonstrated a judicial philosophy and record that fails to serve and protect the vulnerable in our society, including immigrants, those in the criminal justice system, and individuals reliant on the Affordable Care Act.” Barrett has, in the past, expressed opposition to the Affordable Care Act, which the Trump administration has been trying to throw out — without a remotely comprehensive replacement plan in place. Through means like an expansion of Medicaid in states around the country, the Affordable Care Act provides health coverage for tens of millions of Americans.
There have been questions about how promptly that Senate Republicans will really get Barrett confirmed, because two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee — Republicans Mike Lee (Utah) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — have tested positive for the Coronavirus. For now, Barrett’s confirmation hearings are slated to proceed as scheduled, beginning October 12 in the Senate Judiciary Committee.


bipartisanreport--2020-10-03--Trump Posts Saturday Afternoon Twitter Update From Walter Reed

On Saturday afternoon , President Donald Trump posted a Twitter update from his stay at Walter Reed Medical Center , insisting that he is “ feeling well.
” He had been transported to Walter Reed the previous day following a public revelation of positive Coronavirus test results less than 24 hours prior .
White House physician Dr. Sean Conley has said that he recommended the transfer to Walter Reed “ for further monitoring , ” adding that Trump had been administered the antiviral drug Remdesivir while at the facility .
An attempted Saturday press conference from Conley didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions , like whether Trump had been on supplemental oxygen at any point during his illness .
Meanwhile , Trump tweeted ( after the press conference controversy emerged ) : At the time of his Saturday afternoon post , there had been very few public statements attributed to the president since the revelation of his positive Coronavirus test results , and most of the public comments that he did make were related to his diagnosis .
After the above tweet , Trump added a post calling on Congress to complete a new Coronavirus-related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has temporarily put all scheduled events that had the president on the bill on hold .
On Saturday , he ’ d been planning to campaign in-person in Wisconsin , but that ’ s not happening , although the Trump campaign is going ahead with other plans — on Thursday , Vice President Mike Pence is slated to host an in-person campaign event in Peoria , Arizona .
Past Trump campaign events that have been held in person have repeatedly flouted basic Coronavirus-related public health guidelines like social distancing and masks .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to downplay the threat to the country from the Coronavirus .
He has insisted that he did not want to cause panic , but a nationally spreading virus that even affects the president of the United States is worth being seriously concerned about .
Check out Twitter ’ s response to Trump ’ s weekend update from Walter Reed below :

On Saturday afternoon, President Donald Trump posted a Twitter update from his stay at Walter Reed Medical Center, insisting that he is “feeling well.” He had been transported to Walter Reed the previous day following a public revelation of positive Coronavirus test results less than 24 hours prior. White House physician Dr. Sean Conley has said that he recommended the transfer to Walter Reed “for further monitoring,” adding that Trump had been administered the antiviral drug Remdesivir while at the facility. An attempted Saturday press conference from Conley didn’t go well — he repeatedly dodged basic questions, like whether Trump had been on supplemental oxygen at any point during his illness.
Conley very specifically not answering whether POTUS has been on oxygen at any point. Two sources close to POTUS tell me his blood oxygen levels dropped yesterday. — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 3, 2020
Meanwhile, Trump tweeted (after the press conference controversy emerged):
‘Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well!’
Doctors, Nurses and ALL at the GREAT Walter Reed Medical Center, and others from likewise incredible institutions who have joined them, are AMAZING!!!Tremendous progress has been made over the last 6 months in fighting this PLAGUE. With their help, I am feeling well! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020
At the time of his Saturday afternoon post, there had been very few public statements attributed to the president since the revelation of his positive Coronavirus test results, and most of the public comments that he did make were related to his diagnosis. After the above tweet, Trump added a post calling on Congress to complete a new Coronavirus-related economic stimulus package.
OUR GREAT USA WANTS & NEEDS STIMULUS. WORK TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2020
The Trump campaign has temporarily put all scheduled events that had the president on the bill on hold. On Saturday, he’d been planning to campaign in-person in Wisconsin, but that’s not happening, although the Trump campaign is going ahead with other plans — on Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence is slated to host an in-person campaign event in Peoria, Arizona. Past Trump campaign events that have been held in person have repeatedly flouted basic Coronavirus-related public health guidelines like social distancing and masks.
In the past, Trump has repeatedly worked to downplay the threat to the country from the Coronavirus. He has insisted that he did not want to cause panic, but a nationally spreading virus that even affects the president of the United States is worth being seriously concerned about.
Check out Twitter’s response to Trump’s weekend update from Walter Reed below: