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What's at stake with Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation as the newest Supreme Court justice
Oct. 27 - Republicans have cemented their conservative majority on the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation by the Senate on Monday.
The vote was divided along party lines, with 52 Republicans voting in favor and 48 Democrats against her nomination.
Now, several major issues could be at stake, says Katherine Grainger, partner at Civitas Public Affairs Group — "everything from the voting rights act to the Affordable Care Act, which gives health insurance to 21 million people in this country."
Grainger is also concerned about American women losing abortion rights.
"There are 17 cases in the pipeline around reproductive health that could get to the court this year," she said. "We know that part of the strategy around a conservative court is to try to reverse Roe versus Wade." continue to read
Oct. 27 - Republicans have cemented their conservative majority on the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation by the Senate on Monday.
The vote was divided along party lines, with 52 Republicans voting in favor and 48 Democrats against her nomination.
Now, several major issues could be at stake, says Katherine Grainger, partner at Civitas Public Affairs Group — "everything from the voting rights act to the Affordable Care Act, which gives health insurance to 21 million people in this country."
Grainger is also concerned about American women losing abortion rights.
"There are 17 cases in the pipeline around reproductive health that could get to the court this year," she said. "We know that part of the strategy around a conservative court is to try to reverse Roe versus Wade." continue to read
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Wednesday Facebook limiting the reach of the New York Post article revealing contents of Hunter Biden's hard drive as he said the FBI warned of major 'hack-and-leak' misinformation campaigns ahead of the election
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg comes under fire as he tells Republican senators his platform 'throttled' users trying to post Hunter Biden revelations because 'FBI warned Russia was spreading disinformation'
Oct. 28 - Mark Zuckerberg revealed Wednesday he was warned by the FBI to be on the lookout for the spread of 'hack-and-leak' disinformation, including 'troves' of documents, as the Facebook CEO defended his decision to limit the reach of the New York Post article revealing damaging contents of Hunter Biden's emails.
The Facebook chief executive told lawmakers during a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet that the bureau warned him ahead of time that these disinformation campaigns would be in influx ahead of Election Day.
'One of the threats that the FBI has alerted our companies and the public to was the possibility of a hack and leak operation in the days or weeks leading up to this election,' Zuckerberg said. continue to read
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg comes under fire as he tells Republican senators his platform 'throttled' users trying to post Hunter Biden revelations because 'FBI warned Russia was spreading disinformation'
Oct. 28 - Mark Zuckerberg revealed Wednesday he was warned by the FBI to be on the lookout for the spread of 'hack-and-leak' disinformation, including 'troves' of documents, as the Facebook CEO defended his decision to limit the reach of the New York Post article revealing damaging contents of Hunter Biden's emails.
The Facebook chief executive told lawmakers during a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet that the bureau warned him ahead of time that these disinformation campaigns would be in influx ahead of Election Day.
'One of the threats that the FBI has alerted our companies and the public to was the possibility of a hack and leak operation in the days or weeks leading up to this election,' Zuckerberg said. continue to read
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Congress: Section 230 helped create the internet as we know it
Oct 28, 2020
The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter return to Congress today to defend their legal liability shield to lawmakers keen to weaken it. Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's full opening testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee.
Oct 28, 2020
The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter return to Congress today to defend their legal liability shield to lawmakers keen to weaken it. Watch Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's full opening testimony to the Senate Commerce Committee.
It’s Wednesday, Oct. 28. The election is in 6 days.
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the race as President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. held fast to the starkly different positions they have staked out. Read live election updates.
What You Need to Know Today:
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the race as President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. held fast to the starkly different positions they have staked out. Read live election updates.
What You Need to Know Today:
- President Trump claimed the nation was ‘rounding the turn’ on the virus even as cases climbed, as Joe Biden vowed to ‘deal honestly with the American people.’
- In a blow to Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to fast track a case on Pennsylvania ballot deadlines.
- Several people went to hospitals after a Trump rally in Omaha where hundreds were stranded in the cold.
PBS NewsHour full episode, Oct. 28, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Americans continue to vote early, despite coronavirus and court cases. Plus: Social media companies on Capitol Hill, the extent of online misinformation, a U.S. security expert on the information war, a civil servant’s protest against one of President Trump’s executive orders, Montana’s Senate race, battleground state politics and the racial protest movement in context.
Oct 29, 2020
Wednesday on the NewsHour, Americans continue to vote early, despite coronavirus and court cases. Plus: Social media companies on Capitol Hill, the extent of online misinformation, a U.S. security expert on the information war, a civil servant’s protest against one of President Trump’s executive orders, Montana’s Senate race, battleground state politics and the racial protest movement in context.
