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A leading Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, said she was impressed with Judge Neil Gorsuch today after meeting with him, according to the AP. She did not say specifically that she would vote for him.
"He's a very caring person and he's obviously legally very smart... I think we are dealing with someone who is impressive, so we'll see."
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The novel coronavirus pandemic is the "greatest test" the world has faced together since the formation of the United Nations just after the Second World War ended in 1945, UN chief António Guterres said Tuesday.
The big picture: COVID-19 cases surged past 856,000 and the death toll exceeded 42,000 Tuesday, per Johns Hopkins data. Italy reported more than 12,000 deaths.
President Trump said at a press briefing on Tuesday that the next two weeks in the U.S. will be "very painful" and that he wants "every American to be prepared for the days that lie ahead," before giving way to Deborah Birx to explain the models informing the White House's new guidance on the coronavirus.
Why it matters: It's a somber new tone from the president that comes after his medical advisers showed him data projecting that the virus could kill 100,000–240,000 Americans — even with strict social distancing guidelines in place.