Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 30, 2018. - Standing from left: Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Elena Kagan and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.Seated from left to right, bottom row: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John  Roberts, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Associate Justice Samuel Alito. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Democrats also play politics with Supreme Court seats

Opinion by Charlie Dent
Charlie Dent writes that the upcoming fight to fill the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is only just beginning. While Republicans are being accused of hypocrisy, Dent argues that Democrats would be doing the same thing if in their position.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 21, 2020, as he travels to Ohio.

Trump views 200,000 Covid-19 deaths as a PR problem. We should view them as someone's loved one

Opinion by Dean Obeidallah
On Monday, with the US on the verge of reaching the solemn number of 200,000 dead from Covid-19, Donald Trump appeared on Fox News where the topic of the virus was raised. Did Trump express sympathy for the heartbreaking losses caused to families across the nation from this deadly pandemic? Nope, instead he patted himself on the back for doing what he called "a phenomenal job" in handling Covid-19, giving himself an "A+." The only criticism Trump would offer was regarding the public relations for the virus, saying in that area, "I give myself a D." He blamed the low grade on "fake news."
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on September 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to hold a vote to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs Supreme Court seat, with U.S. President Donald Trump expected to unveil his nominee as early as Friday or Saturday. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney should take his own advice

Opinion by Jill Filipovic
In his vote on impeachment earlier this year, he made clear that even as he was aligned with the conservative agenda, the means to achieving it were as important as the ends--that democratic processes were too cherished to be traded away in favor of conservative outcomes, writes Jill Filipovic. Fast forward four years to a SCOTUS vote steeped in partisan hypocrisy, and it appears this particular prize is simply too big for Romney to maintain his principles.
LANDS END, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 10:  The sky over Lands End darkens after the sun has set  October 10, 2009 in Cornwall, England.  England, particularly in the south, is currently enjoying a spell of dry, fine weather, allowing the begining of the Autumn foliage colours - brought on by shortening daylight hours and cooler weather - to be fully appreciated.  (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The unrelenting horizonlessness of the Covid world

Opinion by Nick Couldry and Bruce Schneier
Six months into the pandemic with no end in sight, many of us have been feeling a sense of unease that goes beyond anxiety or distress. It's a nameless feeling that somehow makes it hard to go on with even the nice things we regularly do.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 01:  White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster walks into the Rose Garden before President Donald Trump announces his decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement at the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The top Trump adviser who chose not to write a tell-all book

Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who was President Trump's national security adviser from February 2017 to April 2018, has written a book that will likely confound both the President's fans and his critics.

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