Why Mitch McConnell is unstoppable

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🗓️ 23 September 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Republicans leave Senate Democrats with few options to stall a Trump SCOTUS pick. The country’s first U.S. criminal jury trial — on Zoom. And your voting questions, answered.

As the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body lies in repose at the Supreme Court, Republicans are vowing to forge ahead with a Trump-picked replacement. Congressional correspondent Paul Kane explains how Democrats are largely powerless to stop a Senate confirmation.

Justice by Zoom: Courts across the nation are seeking ways to restart the most fundamental aspect of the criminal justice system. Courts reporter Justin Juvenal recounts the country’s first criminal trial by jury — via Zoom.

Your questions about voting, answered: Should you vote twice? In-person and by mail-in ballot? Amber McReynolds, the CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute explains.

Have more voting questions? Find more information with The Washington Post’s guide on how to vote wherever you live.

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0:25.1	Yeah!
0:25.6	Hello, I'm the new boss of Washington.
0:28.4	Hi, it's Stephanie McCrements from the Washington Post.
0:30.8	This is Post Reports.
0:32.4	I'm Martine Powers.
0:36.3	It's Wednesday, September 23rd.
0:40.8	Today, what Democrats are thinking on Capitol Hill?
0:44.5	Justice over Zoom.
0:46.4	And why you can't actually vote twice.
0:53.2	The reality is, in the Senate right now,
0:56.4	it takes just a simple majority to advance any presidential nominee.
1:02.0	Paul Kane is the senior congressional correspondent for the post.
1:06.1	Whether it is to some random commission overseeing the Great Lakes
1:11.2	or the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
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