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As the U.S. prepares for another wave of the coronavirus, Politico looks at which states responded well to the first wave — and what the rest of the country can learn from their actions.     Analysis by Georgia Public Broadcasting and ProPublica sheds light on long lines at voting locations in Georgia: As voter registration has gone up in the state, the number of polling places has...

Last night, Donald Trump and Joe Biden competed for airtime in a pair of dueling town hall debates. Apple News Spotlight has a roundup of coverage. The Washington Post looks at the record levels of early voting seen in this election cycle. And BuzzFeed News says the long lines seen at polling places this week don’t necessarily suggest voter suppression, but rather voter enthusiasm. ProPublic...

The Atlantic calls Amy Coney Barrett a “luminary” of the conservative legal movement and traces her rise to the Federalist Society, which has had a major influence on federal judge selection during Republican administrations. Stat and BuzzFeed provide some context to two recently paused COVID-19-related clinical trials — and explain why these pauses indicate the system is working...

Vox and the Washington Post recap the second day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearings. As the court allows the 2020 census count to stop temporarily, Reuters explains why some of the hardest-to-count regions may be even harder to survey this year because of the pandemic. KCRW has the latest on pro-Armenian protests in L.A. that are calling for an end to escalating violenc...

National Geographic looks at how the number of Supreme Court seats has changed throughout history. And Politico Magazine explains how Republicans have led efforts to change the number of justices on state Supreme Courts.   Stat reports that two presidents of historically Black universities who encouraged their communities to participate in coronavirus vaccine trails were immediately met with...

As the Senate begins its debate over the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court, the Wall Street Journal says the hearings hold significant risks for both parties. Chuck Schumer tells Politico that Democrats have been instructed to avoid all questions about Barrett’s family or her religion, and plan instead to press her on her views on abortion and health care. Bloomberg News looks at...

USA Today breaks down revelations that six members of a militia group were arrested and charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer. The Texas Tribune reports on the recent voting rule changes in its state. And the Hill writes about concerns that some of these changes could lead to voter suppression. The UN World Food Program is the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Pr...

Check out Apple News Spotlight for a complete review of the first and only vice presidential debate. Politico explains Joe Biden’s plan to address the pandemic, if elected. Politico also looks specifically at Vice President Pence’s role as the head of the coronavirus task force. And the Washington Post breaks down the details of President Trump’s travel ban from China at the star...

The Washington Post reports on the president’s call for an end to stimulus-bill negotiations. The Washington Post also offers an extensive analysis of the effectiveness of past coronavirus-relief spending. Two homes, less than a 30-minute drive from each other, highlight the different ways the economic crisis is impacting people in the U.S., particularly when it comes to homeowners and rente...

The Washington Post and the Atlantic are out with pieces that look at the role of the White House’s permanent household staff and some of the risks they face while working in middle of a pandemic. The Charlotte Observer provides an update on recent controversies in a competitive North Carolina Senate race. The State breaks down what happened at the South Carolina Senate debate. The State als...

The Wall Street Journal breaks down the latest developments regarding President Trump’s health after his diagnosis with COVID-19 late last week. Axios examines comments at the Sunday press briefing by White House physician Sean Conley. And the Hill reports that Trump took a drive by the crowd gathered outside Walter Reed military hospital — a move that drew criticism from some medical...

President Trump and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19. Bloomberg and CNN have the latest updates. Zeynep Tufekci writes for the Atlantic that a more effective strategy for stemming the spread of COVID-19 is to focus on clusters of the virus, rather than each individual case. The Wall Street Journal has a collection of stories about how the coronavirus pandemic and economic recession...

NBC breaks down how grand juries work and what the public should understand about their findings. And USA Today reports on the delayed release of the Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings. The Wall Street Journal explains the implications of a Florida law that restricts the voting rights of an estimated 1.4 million people with felony convictions. The Cut tells us how to become a poll worker and wha...

Check out Apple News’s Spotlight Collection for full coverage and analysis of the first presidential debate. NBC News delivers reactions from a far-right group after the president refused to condemn its members’ behavior. The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News offer important context about pandemic-related issues raised during the debate. And Vox provides history about Biden’...

Alec MacGillis writes for ProPublica and the New Yorker about the lasting effects of remote learning on low-income students and the public school system. Chalkbeat has a national survey that breaks down disparities in remote learning across the U.S. NPR talks with Black Americans who are purchasing firearms after seeing videos online of Black people being gunned down. And the Los Angeles Times pro...

The Washington Post and NBC summarize reporting from the New York Times about more than two decades of President Trump’s tax information. The Wall Street Journal looks at the background and legal thinking of President Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court: Amy Coney Barrett. And BuzzFeed breaks down her judicial record.

The Washington Post has a profile of Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron, who announced this week that no police officers would be charged for the death of Breonna   Taylor. Politico reports on President Trump’s recent comments that he may reject stricter emergency vaccine standards from the Food and Drug Administration. And FiveThirtyEight spoke with a handful of experts about how...

The Washington Post has the latest developments related to Breonna Taylor’s killing. USA Today explains “wanton endangerment” — the charge brought against one Louisville police officer involved in her death. And the Courier Journal examines that officer’s record and behavior leading up to the fatal incident. In the Atlantic , Barton Gellman warns that the worst-case s...

The Wall Street Journal looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the United States.   In an investigation, NPR finds that lethal injections being given to inmates on death row are leading to high rates of pulmonary edema, a condition caused by a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which induces feelings of drowning and suffocation. CBS News explains why the top election...

NBC News says the president plans to announce his pick for a Supreme Court justice nominee at the end of the week. Reuters profiles two federal appellate judges who are reportedly at the top of his list: Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa . BuzzFeed is out with an investigative series about how major banks facilitate and profit from criminal organizations moving money through the financial system...

Apple News has a collection of the best coverage of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy. The Washington Post has the latest on where President Trump stands on nominating the next Supreme Court justice. Vox breaks down the possibility of a Senate vote to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. CNN explains recent polling that indicates the opening on the Supreme Court is a m...

The Guardian has exclusive reporting on the latest allegation of sexual assault levied against President Trump. In the Atlantic, E. Jean Carroll is publishing an ongoing series of interviews with fellow accusers of the president. Read the first three installments: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 . Vanity Fair reveals Republican congressman Matt Gaetz’s theory of gaining political influence through...

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its plan for vaccine distribution once a vaccine has received FDA authorization. USA Today lays out the plan, while the Washington Post explains how former Joe Biden would address the pandemic if elected president. The Intercept reports on whistleblower allegations that immigrant women are being sterilized without their knowledge or consent at an Immig...

For ProPublica and the New York Times Magazine, Abrahm Lustgarten reports that the devastating effects of climate change will cause mass migration in the United States. And ProPublica also uses data to create maps that show how the changing climate will reshape the country. In a new investigation, NPR and PBS Frontline find that much of the plastic people think they’re recycling is ending up...

The L.A. Times reports on President Trump’s visit to California and Joe Biden’s remarks about the wildfires in the state. The L.A. Times also explains the connection between climate change and California’s record-breaking wildfires. And MarketWatch outlines where Trump and Biden stand on environmental policy. As Israel and the United Arab Emirates sign a peace deal at the White H...