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Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) is the latest Republican who will vacate their House seat after this term. The five-term congressman initially supported Marco Rubio in the 2016 campaign, and later endorsed Donald Trump before un-endorsing him following the Access Hollywood tape, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Trump won Rooney's district by 27 points in 2016.
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Campaigning for Joe Biden at a car rally in Miami on Saturday, Barack Obama railed against President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying "the rest of us have to live with the consequences of what he's done."
Driving the news: With less than two weeks before the election, the Biden campaign is drawing on the former president's popularity with Democrats to drive turnout and motivate voters.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Saturday that she'll vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, despite her opposition to the process that's recently transpired.
The big picture: Murkowski's decision leaves Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) as the only Republican expected to vote against Barrett.