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Top Democrats Quickly Criticize SC Nominee Amy Coney Barrett as Trump Warns Against Getting Personal
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Trump Says Democrats Would Have Nominated New Supreme Court Justice Faster
"I'm watching the Democrats saying how terrible it is that we're appointing," President Donald Trump said. "We have the right. We won the election."
CDC Ends COVID-19 Door-to-Door Survey After Residents Shout Racist Slurs
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