‘They won’t be able to do anything about this’: McConnell revels in Barrett supreme court vote

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“By tomorrow night,” Mitch McConnell told Senate Republicans on Sunday, after they voted to limit debate and advance the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, “we’ll have a new member of the United States supreme court.

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Party chair insists Republicans will hold Senate after Trump voices doubt

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After Donald Trump reportedly told donors it would be “tough” for Republicans to hold the Senate, and said he could not and did not want to help some senators, party chair Ronna McDaniel insisted the Senate would stay in GOP hands, saying: “I don’t see these senators distancing themselves from the president.”

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Trump told Republican donors holding Senate will be ‘tough’ – report

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Shortly after Donald Trump insisted to reporters in Ohio he expected a “red wave” on election day, 3 November, it was reported on Saturday that he told Republican donors this week it would be “tough” for the party to hold on to the Senate.

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Trump told Republican donors holding Senate will be ‘tough’ – report

  • Washington Post reports remarks before Nashville debate
  • President also said he ‘just can’t’ help some GOP senators
  • How ending Obamacare would kill Fauci plan to conquer HIV

Shortly after Donald Trump insisted to reporters in Ohio he expected a “red wave” on election day, 3 November, it was reported on Saturday that he told Republican donors this week it would be “tough” for the party to hold on to the Senate.

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How Trump success in ending Obamacare will kill Fauci plan to conquer HIV

Conservatives see Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation as key in bringing down the Affordable Care Act. Doctors and scientists warn it will destroy a major effort to help vulnerable and poor Americans

In his State of the Union address in February 2019, Donald Trump vowed to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Snap polls give Joe Biden edge over Trump in final TV debate – US politics live

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Trump says he wants supreme court to ‘end’ Obamacare as final debate looms – live

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