nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Washington Politics Could Be About To Enter A 'Post-Apocalyptic' Phase||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||As if 2020 couldn't get any more politically contentious, a fight is underway over a Supreme Court vacancy — just 43 days until Election Day, and as Americans are already voting.

Protesters rally in front of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday. Soon after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, McConnell said President Trump's court nominee will receive a vote in the Senate.



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Washington Politics Could Be About To Enter A 'Post-Apocalyptic' Phase

As if 2020 couldn't get any more politically contentious, a fight is underway over a Supreme Court vacancy — just 43 days until Election Day, and as Americans are already voting.