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At a rally in Phoenix on Monday night, President Trump said he'd build the border wall even "if we have to close down our government."
Why it matters: This is a new development in how Trump plans to ensure the wall gets built. The wall was central to Trump's campaign and a key point for his supporters. Here's how his plans for it have shifted over time:
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A fresh Joe Biden ad, "New Start," signals an effort by his campaign to make unity a central theme, underscoring a new passage in his stump speech that says he won't be a president just for Democrats but for all Americans.
What he's saying: The ad — which began Friday night, and is a follow-up to "Fresh Start" — draws from a Biden speech earlier in the week in Manitowoc, Wisconsin:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Photo: Matt Cashore/Notre Dame University via Reuters
President Trump is preparing to nominate federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, a favorite of both the social conservative base and Republican elected officials, to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Republican sources tell Axios.
Why it matters: Barrett would push the already conservative court further and harder to the right, for decades to come, on the most important issues in American politics — from abortion to the limits of presidential power. If confirmed, she would give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the high court.
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