cnbc--2020-09-25--Biden's child tax-credit plan is a big clue that his agenda could be more progressive than thought

Joe Biden 's anti-poverty plan to expand the child tax credit suggests that his potential presidency would likely mean a White House more focused on progressive economic policies than those seen during the Obama and Clinton years .
Aimed at reducing childhood poverty rates , Biden 's proposed expansion would be dramatic and open the allowance to families who would otherwise fail to qualify .
It would increase a family 's annual , per-child credit to $ 3,000 from $ 2,000 and would be awarded in installments each month instead of the current springtime lump sum .
Children under age @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` You saw in 2009 , the Obama-Biden administration did an expansion of the child tax credit then , and it was an important expansion , '' said Seth Hanlon , special assistant for economic policy to then-President Barack Obama .
`` But it was more incremental , whereas this is more transformative . ''
The prospective tax credit overhaul , included in a broader Biden campaign tax plan released on Sept. 17 , comes as millions of Americans struggle to find employment or keep their small businesses afloat due to the Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throughout the summer , economists say it could take years for the unemployment rate to drop from its current 8.4 % back to pre-coronavirus levels , especially as jobless claims continue to exceed expectations into the fall .
The economic hardship has not been evenly distributed .
Low-income workers have suffered some of the worst employment losses that threaten to exacerbate poverty for those already most at risk .
Between January and July , employment rates among U.S. workers in the bottom wage quartile ( those who make less than $ 27,000 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modest declines of 5.3 % for middle-wage workers ( $ 27,000 – $ 60,000 ) and 1.6 % for high-wage workers ( greater than $ 60,000 ) , according to tracktherecovery.org .
To be sure , President Donald Trump 's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act did accomplish something similar in bumping the child tax credit from $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 and reducing the income threshold for claiming it to $ 2,500 .
The law is perhaps best known on Wall Street for reducing the corporate tax rate from 35 % to 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax deduction at $ 10,000 .
`` Joe Biden 's proposed $ 4 trillion tax increase will burden hard working Americans at all income levels , '' Courtney Parella , a Trump campaign spokeswoman , said in an email .
`` Under President Trump 's leadership , Congress passed the first major tax reform in 30 years and doubled the child tax credit that benefitted nearly 40 million families , '' she added .
`` He will continue to help Americans keep more of their hard-earned paychecks in their pockets as he delivers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden campaign did not respond to CNBC 's request for comment .
Progressive proponents of Biden 's plan say its most exciting change is extension of the credit to families making less than $ 2,500 per year .
Under current law , households must earn at least $ 2,500 per year to qualify for the credit since those making less do n't have tax liability .
That would mean an American parent without taxable income — including those who lost their job as a result of the pandemic — would nonetheless qualify for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is based on a bill called the American Family Act , a piece of legislation introduced by Sens .
Michael Bennet , D-Colo. , and Sherrod Brown , D-Ohio , in 2017 as a counter to Trump 's tax overhaul .
The American Family Act has support from virtually every Democrat in the Senate including Biden 's running mate , Sen. Kamala Harris .
Progressive leaders Sens .
Elizabeth Warren , D-Mass.
, and Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , also support the bill , almost guaranteeing its odds of passage if Democrats manage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2020 elections .
Hanlon said Biden 's plan does n't make the tax credit changes permanent , but he and other Democrats would favor doing so .
The AFA 's fact sheet says the credit would be expanded `` as long as economic conditions require it , '' said Hanlon , who now works for the left-leaning Center for American Progress .
But `` notwithstanding the pandemic , which of course makes it more urgent , it certainly should be a permanent priority . ''
`` It 's really a game changer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Research conducted by the Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy and touted by the bill 's drafters finds that that AFA would reduce the number of children in poverty by 4 million ( from 14.8 % to 9.5 % ) and the number of kids in deep poverty by 1.6 million ( from 4.6 % to 2.4 % ) .
Longtime Biden advisor Jared Bernstein , for example , touted the AFA in March 2019 for including more families and expanding the credit to 27 million kids who do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in kids is not just a cost borne by their families .
It is a cost borne by all of us , '' Bernstein wrote in a Washington Post op-ed last year .
`` Children who grow up in poverty face stressors with lasting negative effects , for themselves and for the rest of us ( e.g.
, less educational attainment , reduced earnings , worse health outcomes ) . ''
`` The AFA 's extra credit for young children is thus a particularly attractive attribute , as providing such resources has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children , '' he added .
Bernstein and other Democratic economists have for years pushed back on a long-held belief that programs that reduce income or wealth inequality come at a cost of shrinking the overall economic `` pie '' while also ballooning the national debt .
Politicians in both parties appear less concerned about the level of national debt than they did even a few years ago .
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , who has weighed in against stimulus packages in the past , himself backed a trillion-dollar stimulus plan in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. economy through the pandemic .
Trump signed his hallmark tax cuts at the end of 2017 , when the economy was humming with the unemployment rate at 4.1 % and GDP growth at an annualized rate of 3.9 % .
Even so , it remains unlikely the Senate GOP would back Biden 's economic proposals .
Nevertheless , Democrats argue that programs designed to assist the lower and middle classes are actually a positive for the U.S. economy over time .
Heather Boushey , who is reportedly advising the Biden campaign and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Equitable Growth , makes similar arguments .
`` Some argue that focusing on inequality is misplaced , and that the most important goal is to grow the pie and just to focus on growth .
To be very clear , the empirical evidence from the economics profession shows that this is wrong , '' Boushey told the House Budget Committee last September .
`` Our inequality-filled economy now grows slower than it did when we were less unequal .
Over the past few decades we have grown at an annual pace of about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.7 % in the 1960s and 1970s , '' she added at the time .
`` There is a large and growing body of research that shows that we can not create strong or broadly shared economic gains through a policy agenda that presumes that growth follows from allowing those at the top to reap the bulk of the gains . ''


cnbc--2020-09-26--House Democrats prepare new $2.4 trillion stimulus plan with unemployment aid, direct payments

House Democrats are preparing a new , smaller coronavirus relief package expected to cost about $ 2.4 trillion as they try to forge ahead with talks with the Trump administration , a person familiar with the plans said Thursday .
The bill would include enhanced unemployment insurance , direct payments to Americans , Paycheck Protection Program small-business loan funding and aid to airlines , among other provisions , the person said .
To reach the price tag , Democrats would chop roughly $ 1 trillion from their previous proposal for a fifth pandemic aid plan .
The party aims to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after talks fell apart last month .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly pushed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to boost the administration 's roughly $ 1.3 trillion offer by another trillion dollars .
Pelosi directed Democratic committee chairs to draft legislation , according to Politico , which first reported on plans to craft another bill .
The House could vote on a bill as soon as next week , but Democrats have not yet decided on a plan , the outlet reported .
Democrats and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on more aid to combat the health and economic damage from the crisis , even after a $ 600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit , a federal moratorium on evictions and the window to apply for PPP loans lapsed .
Hopes for more legislation dwindled in recent weeks as Republicans grew wary of spending and election-year politics infiltrated the process .
House Democrats passed their more than $ 3 trillion aid package in May .
Earlier this month , Senate Democrats blocked a roughly $ 500 billion Republican plan .

House Democrats are preparing a new, smaller coronavirus relief package expected to cost about $2.4 trillion as they try to forge ahead with talks with the Trump administration, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday.
The bill would include enhanced unemployment insurance, direct payments to Americans, Paycheck Protection Program small-business loan funding and aid to airlines, among other provisions, the person said. To reach the price tag, Democrats would chop roughly $1 trillion from their previous proposal for a fifth pandemic aid plan.
The party aims to restart stimulus negotiations with the White House after talks fell apart last month. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has repeatedly pushed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to boost the administration's roughly $1.3 trillion offer by another trillion dollars.
Pelosi directed Democratic committee chairs to draft legislation, according to Politico, which first reported on plans to craft another bill. The House could vote on a bill as soon as next week, but Democrats have not yet decided on a plan, the outlet reported.
Democrats and Republicans have failed to come to agreement on more aid to combat the health and economic damage from the crisis, even after a $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit, a federal moratorium on evictions and the window to apply for PPP loans lapsed. Hopes for more legislation dwindled in recent weeks as Republicans grew wary of spending and election-year politics infiltrated the process.
House Democrats passed their more than $3 trillion aid package in May. Earlier this month, Senate Democrats blocked a roughly $500 billion Republican plan.


cnbc--2020-09-27--Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, setting up election year confirmation battle

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court .
`` She is a woman of unparalleled achievement , towering intellect , sterling credentials , and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution , '' Trump said at an event hosted at the White House Rose Garden .
Barrett is a 48-year-old federal appeals court judge favored by social conservatives and the religious right .
Her confirmation to replace Ginsburg , a feminist icon who sat on the bench for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority for Republican appointees on the bench for the foreseeable future .
Trump 's announcement came just 38 days before voters will decide whether he will hold the White House for a second term , and is bound to have profound reverberations on all three branches of government .
Read more : Barrett nomination ensures epic abortion fight in election ’ s final days Supreme Court to face major cases on Obamacare and religion in coming term A Supreme Court confirmation before Election Day would be quick , but not unprecedented Barrett 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died from complications due to cancer found on her pancreas .
She will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery next week .
During her own remarks , Barrett praised Ginsburg 's life and cited Ginsburg 's friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia , a hero of conservatives who died in 2016 .
Barrett served as one of Scalia 's clerks .
`` Justices Scalia and Ginsburg disagreed fiercely in print without rancor in person .
Their ability to maintain a warm and rich friendship , despite their differences , even inspired an opera , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comparisons between her legal views and her mentor 's , saying `` his judicial philosophy is mine too . ''
Ginsburg , who had in the past publicly sparred with the president , said in a statement issued while she was dying that it was her `` most fervent wish '' that she not be replaced until after Election Day .
That comment , and the precedent Republicans set in 2016 when they opposed former President Barack Obama 's nominee to the bench , prompted a battle between Democrats and Republicans over whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take place before Nov. 3 .
Barrett has long been anticipated as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court , and it came as a surprise to some when Trump passed over her in favor of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy .
Trump reportedly said at the time that he was saving Barrett for Ginsburg .
Trump has repeatedly pressed for a vote ahead of Election Day , and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Ky. , has said there is more than enough time to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prohibited a vote on Obama 's nominee , Merrick Garland .
Trump has said that his desire to have a conservative justice confirmed before the election stems from his belief that the outcome of the race will depend on the Supreme Court , as it did in the 2000 case Bush v. Gore .
That prospect , and a coming clash at the court over the legality of the Affordable Care Act , have further inflamed the confirmation fight .
Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his allies in Congress have blasted the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ During a speech in Philadelphia , Biden said of Ginsburg that `` we should heed her final call to us , not as a personal service to her , but as a service to the country , our country , at a crossroads . ''
In a statement released after Barrett 's nomination was announced , Biden cited the Trump administration 's push to have the Supreme Court scrap the Affordable Care Act , known as Obamacare , and cited Barrett 's past comments critiquing the court 's 2012 ruling upholding the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way , complications from COVID-19 , like lung scarring and heart damage , could become the next deniable pre-existing condition , '' Biden said .
It appears Republicans will have the votes they need .
Two moderate Republican senators , Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska , came out in opposition to holding a vote , but failed to attract other defectors .
McConnell needs just 50 of the Senate 's 53 Republicans to stay in line , given Vice President Mike Pence 's ability to cast a tie breaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made was likely to be contentious , but Barrett could prove especially so .
Barrett , whom Trump appointed to the 7th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals , has already started to spur a cultural battle over the place of religion on the high court , and the future of abortion rights in the United States .
Democrats are worried that Barrett 's deeply held Catholic faith will bias her in cases that could cause the court to revisit Roe v. Wade , the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ students suggesting that their legal careers were a means to `` building the kingdom of God , '' and a 1998 paper in which Barrett explored whether orthodox Catholic judges should recuse themselves from cases concerning the death penalty .
In the paper , Barrett referred to aborted fetuses as `` unborn victims . ''
Barrett wrote in the article , co-authored with a professor while in law school , that the Catholic church 's opposition to the death penalty provided a reason for federal judges to recuse themselves in capital cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not apply to abortion or euthanasia .
`` We might distinguish between executing criminals and killing the aged and the unborn in this way : criminals deserve punishment for their crimes ; aged and unborn victims are innocent , '' she wrote .
Meanwhile , Barrett 's path to confirmation is bolstered by support among social conservatives , who accuse Democrats of attempting to put a `` religious test '' in the way of the Supreme Court vacancy .
Barrett has only considered two cases touching on abortion as a federal appeals court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reconsider rulings that struck down abortion restrictions .
In both appeals , Barrett signed onto opinions authored by another judge , rather than independently outlining her thinking , making an assessment of her abortion jurisprudence more complicated .
If confirmed , Barrett will be the youngest member of the Supreme Court .
Her confirmation would make Trump the fist president to name three appointees to the bench since Ronald Reagan .
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin hearings on Oct. 12 , which will be the fastest an associate justice nominee has gotten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy was nominated in 1987 .
The hearings , which will last three to four days , will start off with opening statements by Judiciary Committee members followed by the questioning of Barrett and testimony from outside witnesses and legal experts .
A final vote could take place at the end of the month , several days before election day on Nov. 3 .
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham , R-S.C. , said in a statement following the president 's announcement , `` I 'm very committed to ensuring that the nominee gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing .
We move forward on this nomination knowing that the President has picked a highly qualified individual who will serve our nation well on the highest court in the land . ''
Trump joked that the confirmation will be `` extremely noncontroversial . ''
`` We said that the last time , did n't we , '' he said .
Nancy Northup , president of the Center for Reproductive Rights , said that Barrett would `` turn back five decades of advancement for reproductive rights . ''
Sarah Kate Ellis , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , said Barrett would be `` a vote to undermine hard-won rights critical to all LGBTQ people , women and immigrants . ''
Kris Brown , who leads the anti-gun violence Brady Campaign , said there was `` every reason to fear that Judge Barrett would advance the extreme and unfounded views of the gun lobby on the Supreme Court . ''
Meanwhile , those on the right jumped to support the former Scalia clerk .
The Judicial Crisis Network , a conservative organization , announced it had launched a seven-figure television @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrett 's confirmation .
The Susan B. Anthony List , an anti-abortion group , said it had launched a six-figure digital ad buy in support of the judge .
`` President Trump promised to appoint justices in the mold of Scalia and Thomas .
He has kept that promise and I look forward to supporting Judge Barrett 's confirmation , '' JCN president Carrie Severino said in a statement .
Sen. Josh Hawley , a conservative Republican from Missouri who was included on Trump 's list of potential Supreme Court nominees , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nomination was `` a big moment for religious conservatives . ''
`` For years we 've been told to take a back seat in # SCOTUS nominations , but not any longer .
@ realDonaldTrump has chosen a nominee in # AmyConeyBarrett who religious conservatives can call one of their own , '' Hawley wrote .
'The dogma lives loudly within you' Barrett has also courted controversy with her membership in a small , primarily Catholic organization called People of Praise .
Members of the group swear to uphold so-called `` covenants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Female advisors were referred to as `` handmaidens '' until the term was introduced into popular culture by the dystopian television show , Hulu 's `` The Handmaid 's Tale , '' based on the Margaret Atwood novel .
Critics of the group have called it a `` cult , '' and said the idea of a justice on the Supreme Court being accountable to a spiritual leader crossed the typical bounds defining the separation between church and state .
As with Feinstein 's comments during Barrett 's confirmation , the controversy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Praise similarly led to a conservative backlash against what some saw as anti-Catholic bigotry .
Conservatives deny that the group is a cult , and have criticized Democrats and newspapers like The New York Times for what they say are unfair attacks on religion .
Conservative writer David French wrote in The National Review that `` parachurch '' organizations such as People of Praise are misunderstood .
`` It betrays fundamental ignorance about the way millions of American Christians live their lives , '' he wrote , noting that groups like People of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seek advice on issues like dating , marriage , careers , and child-rearing .
Words like `` covenant , '' he said , were very common .
Members of the organization have also pointed out that it is open to both Republicans and Democrats .

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President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. "She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution," Trump said at an event hosted at the White House Rose Garden. Barrett is a 48-year-old federal appeals court judge favored by social conservatives and the religious right. Her confirmation to replace Ginsburg, a feminist icon who sat on the bench for 27 years, would solidify a 6-3 majority for Republican appointees on the bench for the foreseeable future. Trump's announcement came just 38 days before voters will decide whether he will hold the White House for a second term, and is bound to have profound reverberations on all three branches of government. Read more:
Barrett nomination ensures epic abortion fight in election’s final days
Supreme Court to face major cases on Obamacare and religion in coming term
A Supreme Court confirmation before Election Day would be quick, but not unprecedented Barrett's selection comes just a week after Ginsburg died from complications due to cancer found on her pancreas. She will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery next week. During her own remarks, Barrett praised Ginsburg's life and cited Ginsburg's friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia, a hero of conservatives who died in 2016. Barrett served as one of Scalia's clerks. "Justices Scalia and Ginsburg disagreed fiercely in print without rancor in person. Their ability to maintain a warm and rich friendship, despite their differences, even inspired an opera," Barrett said. Barrett also embraced comparisons between her legal views and her mentor's, saying "his judicial philosophy is mine too."
U.S President Donald Trump watches U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett deliver remarks as he holds an event to announce her as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on September 18, at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters
Ginsburg, who had in the past publicly sparred with the president, said in a statement issued while she was dying that it was her "most fervent wish" that she not be replaced until after Election Day. That comment, and the precedent Republicans set in 2016 when they opposed former President Barack Obama's nominee to the bench, prompted a battle between Democrats and Republicans over whether a vote on a new nominee would take place before Nov. 3. Barrett has long been anticipated as a potential nominee to the Supreme Court, and it came as a surprise to some when Trump passed over her in favor of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy. Trump reportedly said at the time that he was saving Barrett for Ginsburg. Trump has repeatedly pressed for a vote ahead of Election Day, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has said there is more than enough time to do so, despite his 2016 posture that prohibited a vote on Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland. Trump has said that his desire to have a conservative justice confirmed before the election stems from his belief that the outcome of the race will depend on the Supreme Court, as it did in the 2000 case Bush v. Gore. That prospect, and a coming clash at the court over the legality of the Affordable Care Act, have further inflamed the confirmation fight. Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his allies in Congress have blasted the president's decision to nominate a justice. During a speech in Philadelphia, Biden said of Ginsburg that "we should heed her final call to us, not as a personal service to her, but as a service to the country, our country, at a crossroads." In a statement released after Barrett's nomination was announced, Biden cited the Trump administration's push to have the Supreme Court scrap the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, and cited Barrett's past comments critiquing the court's 2012 ruling upholding the law. "If President Trump has his way, complications from COVID-19, like lung scarring and heart damage, could become the next deniable pre-existing condition," Biden said. It appears Republicans will have the votes they need. Two moderate Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, came out in opposition to holding a vote, but failed to attract other defectors. McConnell needs just 50 of the Senate's 53 Republicans to stay in line, given Vice President Mike Pence's ability to cast a tie breaking vote. Any selection Trump could have made was likely to be contentious, but Barrett could prove especially so. Barrett, whom Trump appointed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has already started to spur a cultural battle over the place of religion on the high court, and the future of abortion rights in the United States. Democrats are worried that Barrett's deeply held Catholic faith will bias her in cases that could cause the court to revisit Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion. They have pointed to Barrett's comments to students suggesting that their legal careers were a means to "building the kingdom of God," and a 1998 paper in which Barrett explored whether orthodox Catholic judges should recuse themselves from cases concerning the death penalty. In the paper, Barrett referred to aborted fetuses as "unborn victims."
Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during an announcement ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Barrett wrote in the article, co-authored with a professor while in law school, that the Catholic church's opposition to the death penalty provided a reason for federal judges to recuse themselves in capital cases. She wrote that the same logic did not apply to abortion or euthanasia. "We might distinguish between executing criminals and killing the aged and the unborn in this way: criminals deserve punishment for their crimes; aged and unborn victims are innocent," she wrote. Meanwhile, Barrett's path to confirmation is bolstered by support among social conservatives, who accuse Democrats of attempting to put a "religious test" in the way of the Supreme Court vacancy. Barrett has only considered two cases touching on abortion as a federal appeals court judge, in both cases voting to reconsider rulings that struck down abortion restrictions. In both appeals, Barrett signed onto opinions authored by another judge, rather than independently outlining her thinking, making an assessment of her abortion jurisprudence more complicated. If confirmed, Barrett will be the youngest member of the Supreme Court. Her confirmation would make Trump the fist president to name three appointees to the bench since Ronald Reagan. The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin hearings on Oct. 12, which will be the fastest an associate justice nominee has gotten a hearing since the retired Justice Anthony Kennedy was nominated in 1987. The hearings, which will last three to four days, will start off with opening statements by Judiciary Committee members followed by the questioning of Barrett and testimony from outside witnesses and legal experts. A final vote could take place at the end of the month, several days before election day on Nov. 3. Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement following the president's announcement, "I'm very committed to ensuring that the nominee gets a challenging, fair, and respectful hearing. We move forward on this nomination knowing that the President has picked a highly qualified individual who will serve our nation well on the highest court in the land." Trump joked that the confirmation will be "extremely noncontroversial." "We said that the last time, didn't we," he said. Liberal groups immediately criticized Barrett's nomination. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said that Barrett would "turn back five decades of advancement for reproductive rights." Sarah Kate Ellis, the president of GLAAD, an LGBT advocacy group, said Barrett would be "a vote to undermine hard-won rights critical to all LGBTQ people, women and immigrants." Kris Brown, who leads the anti-gun violence Brady Campaign, said there was "every reason to fear that Judge Barrett would advance the extreme and unfounded views of the gun lobby on the Supreme Court." Meanwhile, those on the right jumped to support the former Scalia clerk. The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization, announced it had launched a seven-figure television and digital ad buy in favor of Barrett's confirmation. The Susan B. Anthony List, an anti-abortion group, said it had launched a six-figure digital ad buy in support of the judge. "President Trump promised to appoint justices in the mold of Scalia and Thomas. He has kept that promise and I look forward to supporting Judge Barrett's confirmation," JCN president Carrie Severino said in a statement. SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser called Barrett an "absolute all-star." Sen. Josh Hawley, a conservative Republican from Missouri who was included on Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees, said in a post on Twitter Saturday that the nomination was "a big moment for religious conservatives." "For years we've been told to take a back seat in #SCOTUS nominations, but not any longer. @realDonaldTrump has chosen a nominee in #AmyConeyBarrett who religious conservatives can call one of their own," Hawley wrote.
'The dogma lives loudly within you'
Barrett's confirmation hearings are likely to zero in on Barrett's views on reproductive rights and religion, as they did for her last round of hearings before the Senate. One comment in particular from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to Barrett energized conservatives and became something of a rallying cry. During Barrett's confirmation hearing in September of 2016, Feinstein said she had concerns related to past statements about religion. "I think in your case, professor, when you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that's of concern," Feinstein said. Conservatives promptly put versions of the statement on merchandise as a sign of protest. "'The Dogma Lives Loudly Within You'; Now It Lives Loudly On Your T-Shirt," read one headline in The Daily Wire, a conservative outlet. Democrats are likely to choose their words carefully in Barrett's confirmation hearings, but whether she will make decisions based on her faith is expected to be a prominent line of inquiry.
Membership in People of Praise


cnbc--2020-09-26--Amy Coney Barrett pays homage to conservative mentor Antonin Scalia — 'His judicial philosophy is mi

Amy Coney Barrett pays homage to conservative mentor Antonin Scalia — 'His judicial philosophy is mine too'

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , DC on September 26 , 2020 .
Judge Amy Coney Barrett laid out her judicial philosophy Saturday in remarks delivered after she was formally nominated for the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump , sending a clear signal that she will take a conservative approach to the law in the same vein as Justice Antonin Scalia .
Barrett paid homage to Scalia , praising the late justice as her mentor .
Scalia led the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his death in 2016 and was a frequent target of liberal ire .
`` I clerked for Justice Scalia more than twenty years ago , but the lessons I learned still resonate , '' Barrett said after she was introduced by Trump at the White House Rose Garden .
A former Notre Dame law professor , Barrett drew clear comparisons between her approach to the law and Scalia 's , saying `` his judicial philosophy is mine too . ''
Her praise for Scalia will rally conservatives and anger liberals as the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battle .
`` A judge must apply the law as written .
Judges are not policymakers , and they must be resolute in setting aside any policy views they may hold , '' Barrett said .
Scalia , nominated in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan , was the court 's most influential conservative .
He was an opponent of gay rights , affirmative action and abortion rights , and said that the landmark case of Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided .
Barrett also praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Senate .
She described Ginsburg as a trailblazer for women and praised her friendship with Scalia despite their deep philosophical differences .
`` Justices Scalia and Ginsburg disagreed fiercely in print without rancor in person .
Their ability to maintain a warm and rich friendship , despite their differences , even inspired an opera , '' Barrett said .
Barrett is a conservative 48-year-old federal appeals court judge widely favored by social conservatives and the religious right .
Her confirmation by the Senate to replace Ginsburg , a feminist icon and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court , would solidify a 6-3 Republican majority on the Court .

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on September 26, 2020.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett laid out her judicial philosophy Saturday in remarks delivered after she was formally nominated for the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, sending a clear signal that she will take a conservative approach to the law in the same vein as Justice Antonin Scalia.
Barrett paid homage to Scalia, praising the late justice as her mentor. Scalia led the conservative wing of the high court before his death in 2016 and was a frequent target of liberal ire.
"I clerked for Justice Scalia more than twenty years ago, but the lessons I learned still resonate," Barrett said after she was introduced by Trump at the White House Rose Garden.
A former Notre Dame law professor, Barrett drew clear comparisons between her approach to the law and Scalia's, saying "his judicial philosophy is mine too." Her praise for Scalia will rally conservatives and anger liberals as the Senate prepares for a fierce election year confirmation battle.
"A judge must apply the law as written. Judges are not policymakers, and they must be resolute in setting aside any policy views they may hold," Barrett said.
Scalia, nominated in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan, was the court's most influential conservative. He was an opponent of gay rights, affirmative action and abortion rights, and said that the landmark case of Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided.
Barrett also praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose vacant seat she will fill if confirmed by the Senate. She described Ginsburg as a trailblazer for women and praised her friendship with Scalia despite their deep philosophical differences.
"Justices Scalia and Ginsburg disagreed fiercely in print without rancor in person. Their ability to maintain a warm and rich friendship, despite their differences, even inspired an opera," Barrett said.
Barrett is a conservative 48-year-old federal appeals court judge widely favored by social conservatives and the religious right. Her confirmation by the Senate to replace Ginsburg, a feminist icon and leader of the liberal wing of the court, would solidify a 6-3 Republican majority on the Court.


cnbc--2020-09-27--Democrats seek to turn Supreme Court fight into referendum on Obamacare

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after being nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , DC on September 26 , 2020 .
Presidential contender Joe Biden and his Democratic allies are seeking to turn President Donald Trump 's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court into a referendum on the future of American health care .
Trump nominated the Indiana-based federal appeals court judge to the high court on Saturday night , praising her credentials and noting that future cases would decide the `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious liberty , our public safety . ''
Left unsaid at Barrett 's nomination was that the court will hear a case challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act , former President Barack Obama 's signature health-care overhaul , as soon as Nov. 10 .
Republican-led states backed by the Trump administration have asked the court to strike down the law , which would likely leave tens of millions of Americans without coverage .
Trump has repeatedly said that he would release a replacement plan but has not yet unveiled one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a post on Twitter , saying that it would be a `` big WIN for the USA ! ''
Barrett 's confirmation to the court in time to hear the case would give the panel a 6-3 conservative majority and increase the odds that the law gets struck down , though that outcome would still be far from certain .
Barrett 's past legal rulings and writings suggest she will be among the court 's most conservative members .
Her replacement of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to transform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Justice Clarence Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall in 1991 .
In a slew of statements released after Barrett 's confirmation became official , Biden and his fellow Democrats made it clear that , with just under 40 days left to go before Election Day , they wanted the fight to be about health care .
Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , the minority leader , said Americans should `` make no mistake : A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to strike down the Affordable Care Act and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-existing conditions . ''
`` By nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court , President Trump has once again put Americans ' healthcare in the crosshairs , '' Schumer said .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California declared that Barrett 's `` nomination threatens the destruction of life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions together with every other benefit and protection of the Affordable Care Act . ''

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after being nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on September 26, 2020. OLIVIER DOULIERY | AFP | Getty Images
Presidential contender Joe Biden and his Democratic allies are seeking to turn President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court into a referendum on the future of American health care. Trump nominated the Indiana-based federal appeals court judge to the high court on Saturday night, praising her credentials and noting that future cases would decide the "survival of our Second Amendment, our religious liberty, our public safety." Left unsaid at Barrett's nomination was that the court will hear a case challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama's signature health-care overhaul, as soon as Nov. 10. Republican-led states backed by the Trump administration have asked the court to strike down the law, which would likely leave tens of millions of Americans without coverage. Trump has repeatedly said that he would release a replacement plan but has not yet unveiled one. On Sunday, he repeated the pledge in a post on Twitter, saying that it would be a "big WIN for the USA!" Barrett's confirmation to the court in time to hear the case would give the panel a 6-3 conservative majority and increase the odds that the law gets struck down, though that outcome would still be far from certain. Barrett's past legal rulings and writings suggest she will be among the court's most conservative members. Her replacement of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to transform the court more than any nomination since Justice Clarence Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall in 1991. In a slew of statements released after Barrett's confirmation became official, Biden and his fellow Democrats made it clear that, with just under 40 days left to go before Election Day, they wanted the fight to be about health care. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the minority leader, said Americans should "make no mistake: A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to strike down the Affordable Care Act and eliminate protections for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during an event with House and Senate Democrats on protecting the Affordable Care Act outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Anna Moneymaker | Bloomberg | Getty Images
"By nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, President Trump has once again put Americans' healthcare in the crosshairs," Schumer said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California declared that Barrett's "nomination threatens the destruction of life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions together with every other benefit and protection of the Affordable Care Act."
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cnbc--2020-09-27--Supreme Court confirmation hearings to start in two weeks, Sen. Lindsey Graham says

US President Donald Trump announces his US Supreme Court nominee , Judge Amy Coney Barrett ( R ) , in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , DC on September 26 , 2020 .
Hearings to consider President Donald Trump 's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg are set to begin Oct. 12 , Senator Lindsey Graham said late Saturday .
The announcement from Graham , who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee , came hours after Trump formally named Amy Coney Barrett as his selection , the third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The move , coming less than 40 days before the Nov. 3 general election , shows the accelerated timeline in which Trump and other Republicans hope to install Barrett .
The time from nomination to the start of Senate hearings for the previous three Supreme Court justices have taken more than three times longer than in this case .
`` Judge Barrett has a sterling academic and legal background , having clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrett later became a professor at Notre Dame Law School for 15 years before being named by Trump as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017 .
Trump 's nomination has seized attention in an already intense election cycle dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic collapse .
The development , set into motion by the Sept. 18 death of Bader Ginsburg , is considered a major victory for conservatives .
If Barrett is confirmed , conservatives would hold a 6-3 majority on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have enough support from Senate Republicans to confirm Barrett without a single Democrat .
Meanwhile , Democrats have warned that the move will imperil abortion rights for women and the availability of health care for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act .
They have also decried a nomination so close to a national election , a move that Graham and other Republicans have said was wrong on principle in 2016 when it applied to former President Obama 's selection Merrick Garland .
The hearings will last three to four days , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hotly contested race for his own South Carolina Senate seat .
Opening statements from the Judiciary Committee and Barrett are scheduled for Oct. 12 , followed by questioning and testimony from `` those who know Judge Barrett the best , '' according to Graham .

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on September 26, 2020.
Hearings to consider President Donald Trump's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg are set to begin Oct. 12, Senator Lindsey Graham said late Saturday.
The announcement from Graham, who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee, came hours after Trump formally named Amy Coney Barrett as his selection, the third nomination of his tenure so far.
The move, coming less than 40 days before the Nov. 3 general election, shows the accelerated timeline in which Trump and other Republicans hope to install Barrett.
The time from nomination to the start of Senate hearings for the previous three Supreme Court justices have taken more than three times longer than in this case.
"Judge Barrett has a sterling academic and legal background, having clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court," Graham said in his statement.
Barrett later became a professor at Notre Dame Law School for 15 years before being named by Trump as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017.
Trump's nomination has seized attention in an already intense election cycle dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic collapse.
The development, set into motion by the Sept. 18 death of Bader Ginsburg, is considered a major victory for conservatives. If Barrett is confirmed, conservatives would hold a 6-3 majority on the highest American court. Trump appears to have enough support from Senate Republicans to confirm Barrett without a single Democrat.
Meanwhile, Democrats have warned that the move will imperil abortion rights for women and the availability of health care for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act.
They have also decried a nomination so close to a national election, a move that Graham and other Republicans have said was wrong on principle in 2016 when it applied to former President Obama's selection Merrick Garland.
The hearings will last three to four days, according to Graham, who faces a hotly contested race for his own South Carolina Senate seat.
Opening statements from the Judiciary Committee and Barrett are scheduled for Oct. 12, followed by questioning and testimony from "those who know Judge Barrett the best," according to Graham.


cnbc--2020-09-28--Trump paid little to no federal income taxes over several years as he piled up losses and debt, NYT

Trump paid little to no federal income taxes over several years as he piled up losses and debt, NYT reports

President Donald Trump 's businesses have hemorrhaged hundreds of millions of dollars over the last two decades , allowing him to minimize his federal income tax bill to $ 0 or nearly $ 0 for many of the years in that period , according to a bombshell report published on Sunday by The New York Times .
Trump paid just $ 750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and another $ 750 the following year , the newspaper reported , and none at all in 10 of the previous 15 years .
The losses also strained Trump 's finances , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personally responsible for more than $ 420 million in debt , most of which is coming due within the next four years , according to the Times .
The report , which comes just two days before Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet for the first general election debate of the 2020 contest , appears to be based on the most complete collection of the president 's recent tax returns assembled to date .
The Times said that the story is the first of several , with more to be published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the reporters who authored the story won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for an investigation of the president 's finances based on earlier tax records .
CNBC has not seen the documents reviewed by the Times .

President Donald Trump's businesses have hemorrhaged hundreds of millions of dollars over the last two decades, allowing him to minimize his federal income tax bill to $0 or nearly $0 for many of the years in that period, according to a bombshell report published on Sunday by The New York Times.
Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and another $750 the following year, the newspaper reported, and none at all in 10 of the previous 15 years.
The losses also strained Trump's finances, according to the paper. He is personally responsible for more than $420 million in debt, most of which is coming due within the next four years, according to the Times.
The report, which comes just two days before Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet for the first general election debate of the 2020 contest, appears to be based on the most complete collection of the president's recent tax returns assembled to date.
The Times said that the story is the first of several, with more to be published in the coming weeks. Two of the reporters who authored the story won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for an investigation of the president's finances based on earlier tax records.
CNBC has not seen the documents reviewed by the Times.


cnbc--2020-09-28--Pelosi believes coronavirus stimulus deal still possible as Democrats prepare new package

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said another coronavirus stimulus plan is possible as House Democrats try to forge ahead on a smaller aid package costing about $ 2.4 trillion , roughly $ 1 trillion less than their initial proposal but more than what the Trump administration has signaled it will accept .
Stimulus negotiations between House Democrats and the Trump administration fell apart in early August , though Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he and Pelosi have agreed to restart talks .
The chamber could vote on the bill as soon as next week .
The legislation will include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Paycheck Protection Program small business loans and aid for airlines .
Pelosi , facing growing pressure from moderate Democrats , has tried to convince Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to increase the administration 's $ 1.3 trillion offer by an additional $ 1 trillion .
However , Mnuchin signaled earlier this month that the administration would not approve a plan that was larger than $ 1.5 trillion .
`` When I have a conversation with the administration , it is in good faith .
I trust Secretary Mnuchin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solution , and I believe we can come to an agreement , '' Pelosi said in an interview on CNN .

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said another coronavirus stimulus plan is possible as House Democrats try to forge ahead on a smaller aid package costing about $2.4 trillion, roughly $1 trillion less than their initial proposal but more than what the Trump administration has signaled it will accept.
Stimulus negotiations between House Democrats and the Trump administration fell apart in early August, though Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he and Pelosi have agreed to restart talks.
The chamber could vote on the bill as soon as next week. The legislation will include unemployment benefits, direct payments to Americans, Paycheck Protection Program small business loans and aid for airlines.
Pelosi, facing growing pressure from moderate Democrats, has tried to convince Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to increase the administration's $1.3 trillion offer by an additional $1 trillion. However, Mnuchin signaled earlier this month that the administration would not approve a plan that was larger than $1.5 trillion.
"When I have a conversation with the administration, it is in good faith. I trust Secretary Mnuchin to represent something that can reach a solution, and I believe we can come to an agreement," Pelosi said in an interview on CNN.


cnbc--2020-09-28--Democrats seek to turn Supreme Court fight into referendum on Obamacare

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks after being nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , DC on September 26 , 2020 .
Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y. , the minority leader , said Americans should `` make no mistake : A vote by any Senator for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is a vote to strike down the Affordable Care Act and eliminate protections for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions . ''
In a slew of statements released after Barrett 's confirmation became official , Biden and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with just under 40 days left to go before Election Day , they wanted the fight to be about health care .
Barrett 's past legal rulings and writings suggest she will be among the court 's most conservative members .
Her replacement of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is expected to transform the court more than any nomination since Justice Clarence Thomas succeeded Thurgood Marshall in 1991 .
Barrett 's confirmation to the court in time to hear the case would give the panel a 6-3 conservative majority and increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , though that outcome would still be far from certain .
Trump has repeatedly said that he would release a replacement plan but has not yet unveiled one .
On Sunday , he repeated the pledge in a post on Twitter , saying that it would be a `` big WIN for the USA ! ''
Republican-led states backed by the Trump administration have asked the court to strike down the law , which would likely leave tens of millions of Americans without coverage .
Left unsaid at Barrett 's nomination was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act , former President Barack Obama 's signature health-care overhaul , as soon as Nov. 10 .
Trump nominated the Indiana-based federal appeals court judge to the high court on Saturday night , praising her credentials and noting that future cases would decide the `` survival of our Second Amendment , our religious liberty , our public safety . ''
Presidential contender Joe Biden and his Democratic allies are seeking to turn President Donald Trump 's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American health care .
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , a Democrat from New York , speaks during an event with House and Senate Democrats on protecting the Affordable Care Act outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington , D.C. , U.S. , on Tuesday , April 2 , 2019 .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California declared that Barrett 's `` nomination threatens the destruction of life-saving protections for 135 million Americans with pre-existing conditions together with every other benefit and protection of the Affordable Care Act . ''
`` By nominating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court , President Trump has once again put Americans ' healthcare in the crosshairs , '' Schumer said .
Biden released a six paragraph message nearly entirely focused on Obamacare .
`` If President Trump has his way , complications from COVID-19 , like lung scarring and heart damage , could become the next deniable pre-existing condition , '' Biden said .
`` The American people know the U.S. Supreme Court decisions affect their everyday lives . ''
Zeroing in on health care echoes the Democrats ' successful strategy during the 2018 congressional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previous Supreme Court confirmation battles .
The stakes of the health-care fight have only increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic , which has increased the demand for care at the same time that it has left millions more Americans struggling to afford it .
The fights over Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh were both at first marked by fights over procedure and allegations that the nominations had violated Washington norms .
Kavanaugh 's confirmation eventually became more personal , after allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct surfaced , forcing the judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around , Democrats are staying far away from the personal details of Barrett 's life .
The judge , who has seven kids , including two who were adopted , would be the first female Supreme Court justice with school-aged children .
Instead , party members have pointed to Barrett 's past academic writings and statements criticizing the health-care law .
In particular , they have cited a 2017 book review in which Barrett attacked Chief Justice John Robert 's reasoning in the 2012 Supreme Court case upholding Obamacare under Congress 's power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the paper , `` pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute . ''
Barrett added in the article that Justice Antonin Scalia , the conservative hero for whom she worked as a clerk early in her career , derisively called the law `` SCOTUSCare . ''
`` For Justice Scalia and those who share his commitment to uphold text , the measure of a court is its fair-minded application of the rule of law , which means going where the law leads , '' she wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is illegitimate for the Court to distort either the Constitution or a statute to achieve what it deems a preferable result . ''
Those comments are particularly significant given Barrett 's own identification with Scalia 's originalist view of the law , which puts an emphasis on a close reading of a statute 's text .
At her nomination on Saturday , Barrett said of Scalia , who died in 2016 , that `` his judicial philosophy is mine too . ''
Carrie Severino , president of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ downplayed Barrett 's comments on Twitter on Saturday , saying that the `` one quote Democrats and their allies are using is from a book review , not a ruling , not a case she heard . ''
`` No one is attacking pre-existing conditions , certainly not Judge Barrett , a mother of seven , one of whom has special needs , '' Severino wrote .
To be sure , while Democrats have said that Barrett 's confirmation would amount to a `` repeal '' of the Affordable Care Act , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has twice withstood Supreme Court scrutiny , and experts have said that the legal case presented in the dispute being argued Nov. 10 is weaker than the ones that have come before .
The case hinges on whether the law 's individual mandate provision became unlawful when Congress set the penalty to $ 0 in 2017 , given that the court had previously upheld the mandate under Congress 's power to tax .
Even if the court rules that it is not lawful , it will then have to decide whether the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That question turns on the justices ' views on a doctrine known as `` severability , '' which generally does not divide as starkly along the same partisan lines as other questions that have been raised in connection to Obamacare .
For instance , in a case last term , Kavanaugh , Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito , conservatives , all agreed to sever a portion of a law related to robocalls , with Kavanaugh writing that the court `` presumes that an unconstitutional provision in a law is severable .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the tea leaves among close court watchers because of its potential implications for the Obamacare case .
The court 's four liberal justices — Ginsburg and Justices Sonia Sotomayor , Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer — also agreed that the law was severable .
Whether the court will actually end Obamacare will likely not be known until months into the next presidential term .
A decision is expected by June of 2021 .


cnbc--2020-09-28--Supreme Court confirmation hearings to start in two weeks, Sen. Lindsey Graham says

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington , DC on September 26 , 2020 .
Hearings to consider President Donald Trump 's nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg are set to begin Oct. 12 , Senator Lindsey Graham said late Saturday .
The announcement from Graham , who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee , came hours after Trump formally named Amy Coney Barrett as his selection , the third nomination of his tenure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than 40 days before the Nov. 3 general election , shows the accelerated timeline in which Trump and other Republicans hope to install Barrett .
The time from nomination to the start of Senate hearings for the previous three Supreme Court justices have taken more than three times longer than in this case .
`` Judge Barrett has a sterling academic and legal background , having clerked for Judge Laurence Silberman on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court , '' Graham said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor at Notre Dame Law School for 15 years before being named by Trump as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017 .
Trump 's nomination has seized attention in an already intense election cycle dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic collapse .
The development , set into motion by the Sept. 18 death of Bader Ginsburg , is considered a major victory for conservatives .
If Barrett is confirmed , conservatives would hold a 6-3 majority on the highest American court .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Republicans to confirm Barrett without a single Democrat .
Meanwhile , Democrats have warned that the move will imperil abortion rights for women and the availability of health care for millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act .
They have also decried a nomination so close to a national election , a move that Graham and other Republicans have said was wrong on principle in 2016 when it applied to former President Obama 's selection Merrick Garland .
The hearings will last three to four days , according to Graham , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own South Carolina Senate seat .
Opening statements from the Judiciary Committee and Barrett are scheduled for Oct. 12 , followed by questioning and testimony from `` those who know Judge Barrett the best , '' according to Graham .


cnbc--2020-09-28--Trump claims without offering proof that he has little debt and paid millions in taxes after NYT rep

Trump claims without offering proof that he has little debt and paid millions in taxes after NYT report

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference inside the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House September 27 , 2020 in Washington , U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday claimed he had paid `` many millions of dollars in taxes '' and has `` very little debt '' after a bombshell report in The New York Times revealed he had paid effectively no income taxes over several years , and is facing more than $ 400 million in looming loan and debt repayments .
But Trump , in his tweet making that claim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not say he had paid millions of dollars in `` income taxes , '' which was the key point of the Times article .
Trump wrote in the same tweet thread that he `` very little debt compared to the value of assets , '' despite the Times report saying otherwise .
Trump , who has been in the White House for nearly four years , in a tweet wrote that he `` may '' release financial statements showing a list of his properties , assets and liabilities .
He did not say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date .
Trump has consistently refused to release his income tax returns , claiming he can not do so because he is being audited .
However , there is no restriction on a taxpayer releasing their returns while under audit .
The president also is fighting a last-ditch legal battle in federal appeals court seeking to block Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. from obtaining eight years of his income tax returns and other financial records from Trump 's accountants as part of a criminal investigation .
The Times reported Sunday that for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in 2017 , Trump paid just $ 750 per year in income taxes .
`` He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made , '' The Times reported on its website , two days before Tuesday 's first presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden , the former vice president .
The article undercut Trump 's boasts of brilliant business acumen , saying that by racking up consistent business losses he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars obtained from his father , his work on `` The Apprentice '' reality TV show and bank loans .
`` Also hanging over him is a decade-long audit battle with the Internal Revenue Service over the legitimacy of a $ 72.9 million tax refund that he claimed , and received , after declaring huge losses .
An adverse ruling could cost him more than $ 100 million , '' The Times reported .

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference inside the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House September 27, 2020 in Washington, U.S.
President Donald Trump on Monday claimed he had paid "many millions of dollars in taxes" and has "very little debt" after a bombshell report in The New York Times revealed he had paid effectively no income taxes over several years and is facing more than $400 million in looming loan and debt repayments.
But Trump, in his tweet making that claim, did not offer proof and conspicuously did not say he had paid millions of dollars in "income taxes," which was the key point of the Times article.
Trump wrote in the same tweet thread that he has "very little debt compared to the value of assets," despite the Times report saying otherwise.
Trump, who has been in the White House for nearly four years, in a tweet wrote that he "may" release financial statements showing a list of his properties, assets and liabilities. He did not say why he has not done so to date.
Trump has consistently refused to release his income tax returns, claiming he cannot do so because he is being audited. However, there is no restriction on a taxpayer releasing their returns while under audit.
The president also is fighting a last-ditch legal battle in federal appeals court seeking to block Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. from obtaining eight years of his income tax returns and other financial records from Trump's accountants as part of a criminal investigation.
The Times reported Sunday that for two recent consecutive years, in 2016 and in 2017, Trump paid just $750 per year in income taxes.
"He had paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made," the Times reported on its website, two days before Tuesday's first presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the former vice president.
The article undercut Trump's boasts of brilliant business acumen, saying that by racking up consistent business losses he has burned through hundreds of millions of dollars obtained from his father, his work on "The Apprentice" reality TV show and bank loans.
"Also hanging over him is a decade-long audit battle with the Internal Revenue Service over the legitimacy of a $72.9 million tax refund that he claimed, and received, after declaring huge losses. An adverse ruling could cost him more than $100 million," the Times reported.


cnbc--2020-09-28--The economy, Covid-19 and racial inequality are voters' top concerns ahead of the first Trump-Biden

The economy, Covid-19 and racial inequality are voters' top concerns ahead of the first Trump-Biden debate

Voters in swing states want President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden to use their first debate to offer clear answers on how they plan to improve the economy , while battling Covid-19 and racial inequality .
Some of these voters , who spoke to CNBC ahead of Tuesday 's debate , said the coronavirus has affected their lives and livelihood in a variety of ways , from new health-care guidelines to layoffs .
The debate on Tuesday will be the first of three between the two men .
The faceoff between Trump and Biden comes as new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once-rapid economic recovery shows signs of slowing down , and protests over racial injustice intensify following a grand jury decision not to charge Louisville , Kentucky , police officers with the death of Breonna Taylor , a Black woman .
Voters expressed hope that either Trump or Biden , who leads the race in national and several swing-state polling averages , will be able to not only mediate tense relations between the Black community and local police forces , but also work to make more systemic change for people of color .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will run from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m .
ET on Tuesday and will be streamed live on CNBC.com .
Mikaella Whynter , an independent voter from West Palm Beach , Florida , said the two issues most important to her heading into the first debate are Covid-19 and tenuous relations between the Black community and local police forces .
`` On the news we 're seeing a lot of Black people being shot down '' and victimized , Whynter , who is Black , said in a telephone interview .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good job of handling that . ''
She clarified , however , that her support for Biden is n't out of love for the Democrat per se , but more because of her more pronounced dislike for the incumbent .
Biden 's lead in Florida has diminished recently , according to polling averages .
`` Just seeing how everything has been handled by President Donald Trump .
It has n't really been handled in a way that a president who controls the entire country should handle the situation , '' Whynter said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as Florida 's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic , as evidence the country needs someone else in charge .
Whynter is an 18-year-old who will be voting for the first time .
`` Opening back up the schools recently and just seeing how on the news that kids are coming in with corona and they 're getting infected by this thing : These decisions are n't being made properly because nobody 's taking precautions , '' she said .
`` Nobody wants to wear masks and then they wonder why cases are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerns over the government 's handling of the pandemic are reflective of nationwide worries over a disease that has infected 7 million in the U.S. and killed more than 200,000 , according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University .
In a recent poll of more than 3,000 battleground state voters , CNBC and Change Research found that 44 % have `` very serious '' concerns over Covid-19 while 21 % said they have `` somewhat '' serious concerns .
Fifty-seven percent of battleground voters said they 're worried Trump is pushing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to help his reelection odds .
The president has more than once predicted a vaccine could be ready by the Nov. 3 election , saying earlier this month that , `` We think we can start some time in October . ''
But as grim as the overall U.S. death toll is , racial minorities face even more dire outcomes .
Compared to non-Hispanic White people , Black Americans are 2.6 times more likely to contract the coronavirus and 2.1 times more likely to die of the disease , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hispanic or Latino persons are 2.8 times more likely to contract Covid-19 and are 1.1 times more likely to die of the disease .
For Melissa LaBonte of Chandler , Arizona , the pandemic has had a different kind of cost .
`` I 've personally been unemployed since January : It 's the longest break in my employment in years , '' she said , adding that the call center jobs she 's used to have all but `` dried up . ''
But LaBonte , a 46-year-old Republican , said she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the continued economic slump , including members of her own party .
`` I think everyone has dropped the ball .
Not just the president , but everyone .
Congress , the Senate , the president , '' she said .
`` They seem to be wrapped up with choosing a new Supreme Court justice now and the economy seems to have fallen to the back burner . ''
Trump , who with other Republicans often polls better than Biden on matters pertaining to the economy , may have to answer questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Jobs Act .
That legislation , which lowered the U.S. corporate tax rate to 21 % from 35 % , was widely seen as benefiting business interests and the wealthy .
It also helped inflate the national debt during an otherwise healthy economic environment in a move many economists and fiscally conservative Republicans viewed as an unnecessarily stimulus .
Now , with the U.S. economy struggling to return to normal production amid a global pandemic , some members of the GOP are concerned about relief legislation that would fuel the deficit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are clear throughout her Phoenix suburb : The local Nordstrom closed , OfficeMax is going out of business and several small businesses are struggling .
The Arizona resident said she was a big fan of the federal unemployment benefits introduced in March as part of the CARES Act .
That benefit , which offered those on state unemployment insurance an additional $ 600 per week , expired at the end of July in the absence of another stimulus bill .
`` The enhanced unemployment helped immeasurably , '' she said .
`` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year ; my son just joined the Navy .
So thankfully we have that income to help . ''
`` And yet , in Arizona , unemployment has dropped to $ 200 , any stimulus is almost over .
I 'm on my extension , and after this I do n't know what I 'm going to do , '' LaBonte added .
`` And it seems like no one is discussing it . ''
Still , the lifelong Republican said she views the president favorably .
Despite her current situation , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only politicians that `` has the people 's back . ''
`` The president might not be perfect — for sure , '' she said .
`` However , I feel like what 's going on in Washington , maybe he 's the appropriate person to help combat some of it . ''
Asked whether she thought there was anything that could help Biden in his first debate , LaBonte said she hoped to find the 77-year-old Biden capable of holding his own against the president , who is 74 .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see him debate , I think that would be a No .
1 huge step .
Because we really have n't seen him say very much , '' she said .
Biden holds a lead over Trump in Arizona , according to polling averages .
The Biden campaign has to date touted a more progressive tax plan , or one that demands high-income individuals contribute even more as a percentage of their earnings with each additional dollar they make .
The campaign proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28 % , increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 39.6 % ( from 37 % ) and taxing those making more than $ 1 million to pay the same rate on investment income that they do on their wages .
Calculations compiled by The Washington Post show Biden 's plan is expected to raise between $ 3.5 trillion and $ 4 trillion over 10 years , with about half of the money coming from the top 0.1 % of highest-income households .
Joseph McCabe , a 64-year-old Vietnam veteran , said he 's supportive of Biden 's plans to raise taxes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd like to hear them talk about the issues that are facing the middle class of this country , '' McCabe , a resident of Chester County , Pennsylvania , said on Friday .
`` He 's going to tax everyone over $ 400,000 a year : I think it should be everybody over $ 200,000 a year .
I 'd like to hear him talk about that . ''
Biden leads Trump in polls of Pennsylvania , a once-blue state that voted for Trump in 2016 .
McCabe , officially a Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that health care is also at the top of his priority list during the 2020 elections .
His health care is covered through the Department of Veterans Affairs .
`` I get my health care for free because I 'm 100 % a disabled vet , '' he said .
`` But my family : My sister , my brother , his family , all my friends .
They 're all struggling to pay the high price of health care nowadays .
It 's insane . ''
McCabe said that while he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially backed Sen. Bernie Sanders , I-Vt. , in part because of his support for a `` Medicare for All '' plan in the United States .
`` You know , I 'm not a real huge fan of Biden , but he 's far , far better than Trump , '' McCabe said .
`` I hope we go for a more progressive look for the country .
Because anything 's got to be progressive — we 've got to make progress . ''

Supporters of former President Donald Trump and then-candidate President Joe Biden talk before a March 7, 2020 rally at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Kyle Rivas | Getty Images
Voters in swing states want President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden to use their first debate to offer clear answers on how they plan to improve the economy, while battling Covid-19 and racial inequality. Some of these voters, who spoke to CNBC ahead of Tuesday's debate, said the coronavirus has affected their lives and livelihood in a variety of ways, from new health-care guidelines to layoffs. The debate on Tuesday will be the first of three between the two men. The faceoff between Trump and Biden comes as new cases of coronavirus tick higher, the once-rapid economic recovery shows signs of slowing down, and protests over racial injustice intensify following a grand jury decision not to charge Louisville, Kentucky, police officers with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman. Voters expressed hope that either Trump or Biden, who leads the race in national and several swing-state polling averages, will be able to not only mediate tense relations between the Black community and local police forces, but also work to make more systemic change for people of color. The debate, set to occur in Cleveland, will run from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday and will be streamed live on CNBC.com. Mikaella Whynter, an independent voter from West Palm Beach, Florida, said the two issues most important to her heading into the first debate are Covid-19 and tenuous relations between the Black community and local police forces. "On the news we're seeing a lot of Black people being shot down" and victimized, Whynter, who is Black, said in a telephone interview. "And President Trump is not doing a good job of handling that." She clarified, however, that her support for Biden isn't out of love for the Democrat per se, but more because of her more pronounced dislike for the incumbent. Biden's lead in Florida has diminished recently, according to polling averages. "Just seeing how everything has been handled by President Donald Trump. It hasn't really been handled in a way that a president who controls the entire country should handle the situation," Whynter said.
Demonstrators march near the White House. Drew Angerer | Getty Images
She cited mounting racial tensions, as well as Florida's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, as evidence the country needs someone else in charge. Whynter is an 18-year-old who will be voting for the first time. "Opening back up the schools recently and just seeing how on the news that kids are coming in with corona and they're getting infected by this thing: These decisions aren't being made properly because nobody's taking precautions," she said. "Nobody wants to wear masks and then they wonder why cases are rising so much."
The coronavirus economy
Whynter's concerns over the government's handling of the pandemic are reflective of nationwide worries over a disease that has infected 7 million in the U.S. and killed more than 200,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. In a recent poll of more than 3,000 battleground state voters, CNBC and Change Research found that 44% have "very serious" concerns over Covid-19 while 21% said they have "somewhat" serious concerns. Fifty-seven percent of battleground voters said they're worried Trump is pushing to release a coronavirus vaccine too quickly in order to help his reelection odds. The president has more than once predicted a vaccine could be ready by the Nov. 3 election, saying earlier this month that, "We think we can start some time in October."
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But as grim as the overall U.S. death toll is, racial minorities face even more dire outcomes. Compared to non-Hispanic White people, Black Americans are 2.6 times more likely to contract the coronavirus and 2.1 times more likely to die of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hispanic or Latino persons are 2.8 times more likely to contract Covid-19 and are 1.1 times more likely to die of the disease. For Melissa LaBonte of Chandler, Arizona, the pandemic has had a different kind of cost. "I've personally been unemployed since January: It's the longest break in my employment in years," she said, adding that the call center jobs she's used to have all but "dried up." But LaBonte, a 46-year-old Republican, said she holds a long list of politicians responsible for the continued economic slump, including members of her own party. "I think everyone has dropped the ball. Not just the president, but everyone. Congress, the Senate, the president," she said. "They seem to be wrapped up with choosing a new Supreme Court justice now and the economy seems to have fallen to the back burner."
A Aug. 6 caravan rally down the Las Vegas Strip in support of extending the $600 unemployment benefit. BRIDGET BENNETT | AFP | Getty Images
Trump, who with other Republicans often polls better than Biden on matters pertaining to the economy, may have to answer questions related to his landmark 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That legislation, which lowered the U.S. corporate tax rate to 21% from 35%, was widely seen as benefiting business interests and the wealthy. It also helped inflate the national debt during an otherwise healthy economic environment in a move many economists and fiscally conservative Republicans viewed as an unnecessarily stimulus. Now, with the U.S. economy struggling to return to normal production amid a global pandemic, some members of the GOP are concerned about relief legislation that would fuel the deficit. LaBonte said the effects of the recession are clear throughout her Phoenix suburb: The local Nordstrom closed, OfficeMax is going out of business and several small businesses are struggling. The Arizona resident said she was a big fan of the federal unemployment benefits introduced in March as part of the CARES Act. That benefit, which offered those on state unemployment insurance an additional $600 per week, expired at the end of July in the absence of another stimulus bill. "The enhanced unemployment helped immeasurably," she said. "I was a single mother up until this year; my son just joined the Navy. So thankfully we have that income to help." "And yet, in Arizona, unemployment has dropped to $200, any stimulus is almost over. I'm on my extension, and after this I don't know what I'm going to do," LaBonte added. "And it seems like no one is discussing it." Still, the lifelong Republican said she views the president favorably. Despite her current situation, she said she believes Trump is one of the only politicians that "has the people's back." "The president might not be perfect — for sure," she said. "However, I feel like what's going on in Washington, maybe he's the appropriate person to help combat some of it."
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Asked whether she thought there was anything that could help Biden in his first debate, LaBonte said she hoped to find the 77-year-old Biden capable of holding his own against the president, who is 74. "I mean, I would like to see him debate, I think that would be a No. 1 huge step. Because we really haven't seen him say very much," she said. Biden holds a lead over Trump in Arizona, according to polling averages.
Taxes and health care
The Biden campaign has to date touted a more progressive tax plan, or one that demands high-income individuals contribute even more as a percentage of their earnings with each additional dollar they make. The campaign proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, increasing the top individual income rate back to 39.6% (from 37%) and taxing those making more than $1 million to pay the same rate on investment income that they do on their wages. Calculations compiled by The Washington Post show Biden's plan is expected to raise between $3.5 trillion and $4 trillion over 10 years, with about half of the money coming from the top 0.1% of highest-income households.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with public health officials during a campaign stop in Wilmington, Delaware, August 13, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters


cnbc--2020-09-28--Trump's reported massive debt load raises 'a national security question,' Pelosi says

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday , June 4 , 2020 .
President Donald Trump 's reported massive debts raise `` a national security question , '' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , said in an interview with MSNBC 's Andrea Mitchell on Monday .
`` This president appears to have over $ 400 million in debt ... To whom ?
Different countries ?
What is the leverage they have ?
So for me , this is a national security question , '' Pelosi said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come after The New York Times published a groundbreaking report Sunday claiming Trump has $ 421 million of debt coming due soon in addition to an outstanding audit fight with the Internal Revenue Service over a $ 72.9 million tax refund he previously received .
The report said Trump paid $ 750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and during his first year in office .
Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years , the Times reported based on documents the outlet said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the records .
CNBC has not seen the documents reviewed by the Times .
Trump Organization attorney Alan Garten told the Times in a statement that `` most , if not all , of the facts '' reported appeared to be inaccurate .
Trump called the report `` fake news '' at a press conference following publication .
The Times ' report found no new connections to Russia , though Trump 's business dealings with other countries have been a topic of speculation since his candidacy .

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, June 4, 2020.
President Donald Trump's reported massive debts raise "a national security question," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Monday.
"This president appears to have over $400 million in debt ... To whom? Different countries? What is the leverage they have? So for me, this is a national security question," Pelosi said in the interview.
Pelosi's remarks come after The New York Times published a groundbreaking report Sunday claiming Trump has $421 million of debt coming due soon in addition to an outstanding audit fight with the Internal Revenue Service over a $72.9 million tax refund he previously received.
The report said Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency and during his first year in office. Trump paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years, the Times reported based on documents the outlet said it obtained from sources with legal access to the records.
CNBC has not seen the documents reviewed by the Times. Trump Organization attorney Alan Garten told the Times in a statement that "most, if not all, of the facts" reported appeared to be inaccurate. Trump called the report "fake news" at a press conference following publication.
The Times' report found no new connections to Russia, though Trump's business dealings with other countries have been a topic of speculation since his candidacy.


cnbc--2020-09-28--Video shows cops tackling former Trump campaign chief Parscale after wife says he 'hits her'

A dramatic police bodycam video released Monday shows Florida cops aggressively tackling former Trump presidential campaign chief Brad Parscale after a standoff outside his home , where his wife told officers that Parscale has hit her in the past , and was suicidal and armed .
`` Get on the ground , get on the ground man , '' an officer barked at Parscale as they took him down in front of his Fort Lauderdale home on Sunday afternoon , the video shows .
`` I did n't do anything , '' an upset Brad Parscale repeatedly said on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fort Lauderale Police Department 's YouTube page .
( Warning : the video shows disturbing content . )
Parscale had emerged from the house , clad just in shorts and appearing to carry a can of beer , after initially refusing to come out .
After putting the can on the side of a truck , he told one officer , referring to his wife , `` She started saying all this s -- - , '' after being asked what had happened .
That is when other officers rushed Parscale , tackled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he lay facedown on the ground .
`` Brad Parscale was very agitated with the situation and I could smell a strong odor from his breathe and body that I recognized to possibly be from alcoholic beverages , '' one cop wrote in a report describing the aftermath of the take down .
Police later seized 10 firearms from Parscale 's residence after taking him to a hospital under the Baker Act , a mental health law that allows for involuntary admittance to a health-care facility .
The report reveals that Candice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parscale , following `` a verbal altercation , '' loaded a round of ammunition in a gun that he was holding `` in front of her . ''
Candice , who had several `` larged sized contusions on both of her arms , her cheek and forehead , '' later told cops that Parscale had hit her previously , and that he `` did forcibly smack her phone out of her hand when she was attempting to call Brad Parscale ` s father '' on Sunday , according to the police report .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cocked a gun , '' Candice says on the police video .
After Brad Parscale loaded the round , Candice Parscale `` immediately fled residence and stated she heard a loud bang shortly after , '' the report said .
Candice Parscale said she and a real estate agent who was with her `` realized that Bradley did not shoot himself when they heard Bradley ranting and pacing around the residence and the dog barking '' frantically , the report said .
`` However , they were concerned that Bradley might still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parscale told police that her 44-year-old husband , who in July was deposed from his role of overseeing President Donald Trump 's campaign and replaced by Bill Stepien , has been `` depressed and suicidal recently . ''
Candice Parscale said `` this has led him to consume alcohol a lot more frequently and make suicidal statements , '' according to an officer who spoke with her .
Brad Parscale in recent months has served Trump 's campaign as a senior advisor for digital and data .
Portions of a 911 call released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ realtor who had been showing a home in Parscale 's neighborhood phones cops after Candice came out of the house .
During the call , the realtor revealed that Candice had told her `` she heard a gunshot go off . ''
`` She does n't want to walk back in , she 's worried he shot himself , '' the realtor told the 911 dispatcher .
Candice is later heard on the call telling the dispatcher that Parscale had loaded a handgun , and was `` ranting and raving '' before she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up at the Parscale home Sunday , an officer called Brad Parscale several times and tried to get him to leave the house , the report said .
`` However , he declined and remained inside the residence , '' the officer wrote .
`` Bradley ` s speech was slurred as though he was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and he seemed to be crying . ''
The police report said that during negotiations at the house , Brad Parscale `` appeared aggressive as he consistantly [ sic ] spoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and would not meet with officers away from his residence . ''
At one point during the standoff , Parscale was seen by police sitting at the front door of his residence , drinking a beer and `` talking to himself . ''
But he was eventually persuaded to leave the residence after crisis negotiators and a SWAT team were called to the scene .
The police report says that an officer noticed bruises on Candice Parscale at the scene .
`` When I asked how she received the bruising , [ Candice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the officer wrote .
`` She advised [ the bruises ] occurred a few days ago , during a physical altercation with Bradley , which she did not report , '' the police report said .
The 911 call by the realtor who was with Candice also suggests that the realtor noticed bruising on her arms .
`` Oh , no , did he do that ? ''
the realtor said to Candice during the call .
`` Oh my gosh , your arms .
Both your arms .
Has he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subsequent police report , an officer said , Candice Parscale `` stated that Bradley has been stressed out for the past two weeks and has made suicidal comments throughout the week to shoot himself .
Bradley did not make any suicidal comments today , '' the officer wrote .
`` However [ Candice ] was concerned for his safety .
[ Candice ] advised Bradley drinks and he 'suffers from 'PTSD ' [ post-traumautic stress disorder ] . ''
In a statement issued before the police report was released , Trump campaign communications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a member of our family and we all love him . ''
`` We are ready to support him and his family in any way possible , '' Murtaugh said .
`` The disgusting , personal attacks from Democrats and disgruntled RINOs [ Republicans in Name Only ] have gone too far , and they should be ashamed of themselves for what they 've done to this man and his family . ''
In response to a query from CNBC about the claim in the police report by Candice Parscale that Brad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Our thoughts are with Brad and his family as we wait for all the facts to emerge . ''
If you or someone you know is in crisis , call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255

Trump 2020 re-election campaign manager, stands for the national anthem as U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with supporters during a Make America Great Again rally in Southaven, Mississippi, U.S., October 2, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
A dramatic police bodycam video released Monday shows Florida cops aggressively tackling former Trump presidential campaign chief Brad Parscale after a standoff outside his home, where his wife told officers that Parscale has hit her in the past, and was suicidal and armed. "Get on the ground, get on the ground man," an officer barked at Parscale as they took him down in front of his Fort Lauderdale home on Sunday afternoon, the video shows. "I didn't do anything," an upset Brad Parscale repeatedly said on the video, which was posted on the Fort Lauderale Police Department's YouTube page. (Warning: the video shows disturbing content.)
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Parscale had emerged from the house, clad just in shorts and appearing to carry a can of beer, after initially refusing to come out. After putting the can on the side of a truck, he told one officer, referring to his wife, "She started saying all this s---," after being asked what had happened. That is when other officers rushed Parscale, tackled him and handcuffed him behind his back as he lay facedown on the ground. "Brad Parscale was very agitated with the situation and I could smell a strong odor from his breathe and body that I recognized to possibly be from alcoholic beverages," one cop wrote in a report describing the aftermath of the take down. Police later seized 10 firearms from Parscale's residence after taking him to a hospital under the Baker Act, a mental health law that allows for involuntary admittance to a health-care facility. The report reveals that Candice Parscale called police that afternoon after Brad Parscale, following "a verbal altercation," loaded a round of ammunition in a gun that he was holding "in front of her." Candice, who had several "larged sized contusions on both of her arms, her cheek and forehead," later told cops that Parscale had hit her previously, and that he "did forcibly smack her phone out of her hand when she was attempting to call Brad Parscale`s father" on Sunday, according to the police report. "He came out of his office, cocked a gun," Candice says on the police video. "He's acting crazy ... going irate." After Brad Parscale loaded the round, Candice Parscale "immediately fled residence and stated she heard a loud bang shortly after," the report said. Candice Parscale said she and a real estate agent who was with her "realized that Bradley did not shoot himself when they heard Bradley ranting and pacing around the residence and the dog barking" frantically, the report said. "However, they were concerned that Bradley might still try to shoot himself." Candice Parscale told police that her 44-year-old husband, who in July was deposed from his role of overseeing President Donald Trump's campaign and replaced by Bill Stepien, has been "depressed and suicidal recently."
Fort Lauderdale police body cam footage at the home of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale. Source: Fort Lauderdale Police Department