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Graham schedules vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote to approve Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court – before her confirmation hearings have even ended. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham scheduled a committee vote for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Graham is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life. Once a…

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Harrison, Graham face off over COVID-19 testing ahead of second debate

The second debate is scheduled to take place in Spartanburg Friday at 7pm
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Jaime Harrison, released a statement Thursday saying he plans to take a Coronavirus test before Friday night’s second debate, and wants the Republican incumbent, Senator Lindsey Graham to take one as well. Harrison saying, in light of recent events including, President Trump and at least a dozen of others in…

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National News, Politics

Coronavirus dominates first and only vice presidential debate

Senator Kamala Harris, Vice President Mike Pence take center stage in Utah Tuesday
CNN,

(CNN) — Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris come face to face in Utah for their first and only debate. The exchange between the two, a very different tone than what voters witnessed last week when President Donald Trump,  and former Vice President Joe Biden met forntheirnfirst debate. While the two were seemingly more…

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Marine general has COVID after Pentagon meeting

Associated Press,

In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, then-Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gary L. Thomas, deputy on Aug. 8, 2016. Thomas, now the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard leader who was infected…

Local News, Politics, State

SC Supreme Court rules governor’s plan to spend federal coronavirus aid on private school grants unconstitutional

Five Supreme Court Justices vote unanimously that spending would count as a direct benefit to private schools from public schools funds
Mike Olson,

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that the governor’s plan to spend $32 million in federal coronavirus aid on grants to help parents afford K-12 private school unconstitutional.

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FDA push for volunteer follow-ups in clinical trials

The Administration says they want at least 2 months of data
CNN,

Image: CNN (CNN)— The US Food and Drug Administration made clear Tuesday it will want to see two months of follow-up data after volunteers get their second dose of vaccine as part of clinical trials testing potential coronavirus vaccines. That would make it difficult, if not impossible, for any vaccine maker to apply for emergency use authorization by Election Day,…