NYPD gearing up for more protests as presidential election nears, Barrett confirmation hearings begin

Ballot measures in five states on whether to legalize the medical or adult recreational use of cannabis (marijuana) could have a big impact on federal, state and local elections now underway by boosting turnout of young voters who tend to lean Democratic.   Voters in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota are casting ballots on cannabis legalization measures.

Issa Rae is hosting Saturday Night Live for the first time ever!

As conservatives' fears of election fraud roil Nevada, one of only two states to mail ballots to every voter this election, Nicholas Trutanich, the state's U.S.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have officially endorsed Joe Biden for president ahead of the 2020 election. The couple had a virtual chat with the former vice president and his wife, Dr.

Maryland’s governor Larry Hogan is not voting for Donald Trump – nor anyone still alive.

just as Vice President Mike Pence did last week during his televised debate with Sen.

David Byrne and Spike Lee have shared their fears over the forthcoming US presidential election.The pair, who recently teamed up for a film version of Byrne’s show ‘American Utopia’, have said they fear Donald Trump could get a second term despite Joe Biden being ahead in the polls.Byrne said: “I’m scared about the election.

Protestors who oppose the selection of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, are letting their voices be heard about the confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Capitol Police arrested 21 demonstrators for crowding and obstruction outside Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building around 8:30 a.m.

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse called Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a "judicial torpedo" aimed at the Affordable Care Act in his opening statement Monday, joining a number of his Democratic colleagues in framing the confirmation of the conservative judge as an attack against the Obama-era health care law.

below.Sheldon Whitehouse, immediately after Mike Lee's statement: "This hearing itself is a microcosm of Trump's dangerous ineptitude of dealing with the covid pandemic.

As the November presidential election draws closer, families with differing political views are finding ways to remain civil with one another, including the Baldwins.  On Saturday, Hailey Bieber, daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, took to Instagram to celebrate World Mental Health Day by showing her support for Joe Biden for president.The model and wife of musician Justin Bieber posed in a blue tie-dye shirt with Biden’s campaign logo on the right side.  “It’s world mental health day, and

Jordan Moreau A group of protesters dressed in the red nun habits from “The Handmaid’s Tale” have flocked to the Supreme Court ahead of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing.On Sunday, nearly a dozen protesters took to Capitol Hill as a demonstration against the Senate’s hearing to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court with Barrett.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett on Monday at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe start of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing on Monday has already attracted protests outside the Capitol, including a group of women dressed in the red habits borrowed from the television adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale.Barrett is expected to offer praise for her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, during the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Amy Coney Barrett should "absolutely not" be questioned about her religious beliefs during confirmation hearings for the lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.  “One’s faith should never be the basis of supporting or rejecting a nominee,” Harris told KPNX-TV in Phoenix on Thursday.  “But any questions that are about bias, any questions that are about perspective on adhering to jurisprudence and precedent — of course,” the senator from

Many Americans are voting early in the 2020 presidential election amid concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. Postal Service timing.