Trump news – live: Fauci issues stern warning to president's campaign on Covid as Amy Coney Barret grilled on guns, abortion
Follow the latest updates
Your support helps us to tell the story
My recent work focusing on Latino voters in Arizona has shown me how crucial independent journalism is in giving voice to underrepresented communities.
Your support is what allows us to tell these stories, bringing attention to the issues that are often overlooked. Without your contributions, these voices might not be heard.
Every dollar you give helps us continue to shine a light on these critical issues in the run up to the election and beyond
Eric Garcia
Washington Bureau Chief
Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s third nomination to the Supreme Court, is on Capitol Hill for another day of senate confirmation hearings amid a backdrop of outcry from Democrats over Republican-led efforts to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during an election season in which 10 million Americans have already voted.
The federal judge faced tough questions from Democratic senators and declined to reveal whether she would support overturning key rulings on the Affordable Care Act and Roe v Wade, which, respectively, provides insurance protections for millions and ensures access to women’s reproductive health care options nationwide.
Former Vice President Joe Biden has also addressed questions from the president and his allies about so-called “court-packing” efforts, saying he was “not a fan” of adding seats to the nation’s top court in an interview on Monday. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading epidemiologist, has warned the Trump campaign against a blitz of in-person events its planning across the country, telling CNN about the rise of new Covid-19 cases: “The data speaks for itself.”
Check out The Independent’s live updates and coverage below:
Joe Biden sexual assault accuser releasing book 7 days before election
Tara Reade, who accuses Biden of sexual assault while she worked for him in the early 1990s, just dropped the news that a memoir will be released on 27 October – just one week before the election.
She announced the release of the book, “Left Out: When the Truth Doesn’t Fit In”, in a Fox News story moments ago, saying: “It doesn't have anything to do with the election.”
"I do discuss Joe Biden and how I experienced Joe Biden as a staffer and as a woman. And it was not a positive experience, yet he is going to the most powerful position in the Western world," she said.
ACB said she did not intentionally withhold newspaper ad
Amy Coney Barrett told her Senate committee hearing today that she did not intentionally withhold a newspaper ad she co-signed that criticized Roe v Wade.
She said that in looking for 30 years’ worth of material ,she didn’t find it and couldn’t remember it, noting that it was found in a manual search of the archives of Notre Dame University.
Published in University of Notre Dame newspaper, it said signatories “reaffirm our full support for our university’s commitment to the right to life, we renew our call for the unborn to be protected in law”.
Supreme Court rules Trump can halt 2020 Census
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s request to suspend the 2020 census while awaiting the result of an appeal.
Biden speaking on his second stop in Florida today
And with no mask this time, which is unusual for the Democratic candidate.
“If we all wore a mask between now and January we could save over 100,000 lives over the next few months,” he said.
Follow live:
‘As president I’ll do, precisely what I’ll do’ - Joe Biden
“We need American leadership, to seek out, to deescalate tensions, to open the lines of communication, to bring us together,” Biden said at his rally in Florida just now.
“Look ladies and gentlemen it’s time for the president to heal, heal to hope, as president I’ll do precisely what I’ll do.”
Trump files emergency request for Supreme Court to block access to his tax returns
Donald Trump has filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court to block access to eight years of his income tax returns.
The president wants to bar a lower court ruling that would give Manhattan’s district attorney’s office access to his personal and business financial records.
The Independent’s Graeme Massie has more.
Trump files emergency request for Supreme Court to block access to his tax returns
Move is related to ongoing criminal investigation of president’s business
Amy Coney Barrett ruled using the n-word does not make a work environment hostile
As Amy Coney Barrett continues her Senate committee hearing, her past rulings are coming under renewed scrutiny. The Associated Press published a report on Ms Barrett's most notable judicial opinions, which included a 2019 workplace discrimination case in which she penned the opinion that the use of the n-word in the workplace had not "created a hostile or abusive working environment.
Graig Graziosi has more.
Amy Coney Barrett ruled using the n-word does not make a work environment hostile
Ms Barrett ruled the plaintiff needed more evidence to prove the workplace was hostile
Amy Coney Barrett duels with Democrats on Obamacare, abortion, guns, and more in second day of SCOTUS hearings
As the second day of the ACB senate hearings nears its end, The Independent’s Griffin Connolly looks at the main message from the Scotus pick, that she is owned by no one — not President Donald Trump, not Senate Republicans or conservative dark money groups, and not the late Justice Antonin Scalia, her legal mentor.
Read the full story.
Amy Coney Barrett duels with Democrats on Obamacare, abortion, guns, and more
‘I have had no conversation with the president or any of his staff on how I might rule,’ Trump nominee says
2 arrested for stealing Trump-Pence campaign signs in Tucson
Authorities in Tucson have arrested two people for allegedly stealing signs supporting Donald Trump’s campaign.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said the arrests were made Sunday night after someone called into 911 to report the taking of a Trump-Pence sign. A caller also described the suspect’s vehicle. Investigators say a Pima County sheriff’s airplane spotted the suspect’s car stop and someone get out to take a sign.
Deputies pulled the car over and found two Trump-Pence signs in the trunk. Sheriff’s officials say the only two occupants of the car were both arrested on a misdemeanor charge of removal of a political sign. They have since been released.
They have been identified as 23-year-old Christian Fernandez and 25-year-old Aerin Mazza. It was not immediately known Tuesday if either had retained an attorney.
Mazza is an organizer for Fuerte Arts Movement, an advocacy group that empowers the Latino community through digital media. In a statement, the group said it does not condone Mazza’s actions and called them inappropriate. She has been suspended while they evaluate the situation. - AP
Dr Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign is ‘harassing’ him with campaign ad
Dr. Anthony Fauci has called-out Donald Trump for “harassment” over a campaign ad that featured him without permission, as he warned that another would be “outrageous”.
In separate interviews on Monday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director argued that the US president’s campaign was "in effect, harassing me,” and should take down the commercial.
The Independent’s Gino Spocchia has the story.
Gino Spocchia | The Independent
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments