Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost both of her legs in combat, blasted President Trump — whom she branded as a draft-dodging "Cadet Bone Spurs" — in a speech on the Senate floor yesterday for blaming Democrats for holding military pay hostage in the government shutdown.
If you cared about our military, you'd stop baiting Kim Jong-un into a war that could put 85,000 American troops and millions of innocent civilians in danger.— Sen. Tammy Duckworth
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by conservatives to shorten North Carolina's deadline for mail-in ballots from nine to three days.
The big picture: This is the latest of a series of decisions over mail-in ballot deadlines in various states.
A satellite image of Hurricane Zeta. Photo: National Hurricane Center/NOAA
Hurricane Zeta made landfall along the southeastern coast of Louisiana as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, bringing with it "life-threatening storm surge and strong winds," per the National Hurricane Center.
What's happening: The hurricane was producing maximum sustained winds of nearly 110 mph and stronger gusts.
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