Hurricane Irma followed a tightly forecasted path all week as it raked the the Caribbean and set its sights on Florida. Friday's forecast had Miami set up for a direct hit, but the center line shifted west and put The Keys, Naples and Tampa directly in the storm's path. Millions of people throughout the state were without electricity Monday as Irma's remnants made their way into Georgia and the Carolinas.
Here's a look at how the forecast changed, and the track shifted, throughout the week.
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In her first week on the job, Amy Coney Barrett may be deciding which votes to count in the presidential election. By her third week, she’ll be deciding the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Where it stands: The Senate votes on Barrett’s nomination tomorrow. If she’s confirmed, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear her in at the Supreme Court within hours, an administration official tells Axios.
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The Biden campaign is rebuffing persistent pleas from Texas Democrats to spend at least $10 million in the Lone Star state, several people familiar with the talks tell Axios.
Why it matters: If Texas — which has 38 electoral votes and is steadily getting more blue, but hasn't backed a Democrat for president since 1976 — flipped to the Biden column, it would be game over. But the RealClearPolitics polling average stubbornly hovers at +2.6 for Trump — and Team Biden appears more focused on closer targets.