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Mitch McConnell confirmed the full Senate vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is expected to take place next Monday.
The Senate judiciary committee is scheduled to consider Barrett’s supreme court nomination on Thursday.
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With the World Series starting on Tuesday night in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Donald Trump felt it was a perfect time to indulge in one of his favourite hobbies: trashing Dr Anthony Fauci’s baseball abilities.
“Look, he’s a nice guy,” said the president during an appearance on Fox and Friends, of his top public health expert. “He has got a really bad arm and not a good baseball thrower, but he’s a nice guy.”
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