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‘Everything should be on the table’: Supreme Court fight fires up campaign

The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

By Alex Swoyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden quickly moved to capitalize on the enthusiasm of their party bases for filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court, hauling in a wave of campaign contributions and strategizing messaging to boost voter turnout.

Tear gas fills the air during protests, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Portland, Ore. The protests, which began over the killing of George Floyd, often result frequent clashes between protesters and law enforcement. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

DOJ declares New York, Portland and Seattle ‘anarchist jurisdictions,’ moves to cut federal funding 33 minutes ago

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Washington, as he heads to Wisconsin for a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The sun rises behind the Washington Monument on the last day of summer in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. The Autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere is Tuesday, Sept. 22 which ushers in the first day of fall. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

COVID-19 deaths memorialized as nation nears somber milestone 29 minutes ago

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Illustration on the distracting economic effects of Justice Ginsburg's passing by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, Wis., Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The Supreme Court building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

‘Everything should be on the table’: Supreme Court fight fires up campaign

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden departs after attending mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, speaks during a news conference outside the United States Postal Service Jamaica station, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, as President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service. Democrats and some Republicans say actions by a Trump ally and a major Republican donor, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, have endangered millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service for prescription drugs and other needs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, left, gives communion while celebrating Easter Mass, which was live streamed, at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Christians around the world are celebrating Easter at a distance, with many churches closed and family gatherings canceled amid wide-ranging shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) ** FILE **

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In this May 19, 2018, photo, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame's Law School commencement ceremony at the university, in South Bend, Ind. Barrett, a front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Dayton International Airport, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, at Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump touts economic recovery, vows to reverse ‘blue-collar carnage’: ‘If we win, Ohio wins’

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, before leaving for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then onto Ohio for rallies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump vetting ‘five women’ for Supreme Court

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks on the second day of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during the committee's business meeting where it will consider new subpoenas in the "Crossfire Hurricane"/Burisma investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE***

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Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., holds his face mask as he appears before members of the media following a House Judiciary Committee closed-door meeting with former federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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A view of the new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial under construction in Washington, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield puts his mask back on after speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a "Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts," on Capitol Hill, in Washington. The CDC has stirred confusion, by posting, and then taking down, an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread through the air. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

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In this Aug. 28, 2020 file photo, family members of Ronald Greene listen to speakers as demonstrators gather for the March on Washington, in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. Officials told The Associated Press, federal authorities are investigating the death of Greene during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural police chase last year. The death of the 49-year-old remains shrouded in secrecy because State Police have declined to release body-camera footage related to the May 2019 chase north of Monroe, La. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool via AP)

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