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It's always amusing when far-right Republicans slam conservative media outlets for not being right-wing enough. One such Republican is Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has been highly critical of two right-of-center media outlets in his state: the Deseret News and Salt Lake City's KSL Radio/KSL-TV — which is owned by Bonneville International, the broadcasting arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Lee believes that the Deseret News (also owned by Mormons) and KSL are insufficiently right-wing, and talk radio right-winger Glenn Beck is joining him.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) scorched Senate Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for holding Supreme Court hearings during the midst of a coronavirus outbreak.

A right-wing activist has been arrested in connection with an attack on a journalist during protests among New York's Orthodox Jewish community against a localized coronavirus lockdown, police said.

A woman was caught on video threatening to sue her neighbor who was displaying a campaign sign for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

As Election Day approaches, news is emerging that far-right groups are planning to patrol polling sites, making some experts worry about the potential for violent clashes.

Writing for the conservative Bulwark, former Republican National Committee spokesperson Tim Miller revealed results of a poll his organization, Republican Voters Against Trump, commissioned to see how self-described "undecided" voters view Donald Trump, and pointed out that -- if their responses are to be believed -- the president has no chance of adding enough voters to his base to win re-election.

A total of 13 white nationalists and militia members are facing criminal charges in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap and possibly murder Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — six of them at the federal level, seven of them at the state level. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the plan was to kidnap Whitmer, take her to Wisconsin for a "trial" and execute her for treason if found guilty. NBC News' Lawrence O'Donnell, on his program "The Last Word," discussed the alleged terrorist plot with Kathleen Belew — a University of Chicago history professor and expert on white nationalist terrorism. And according to Belew, domestic terrorists are feeling emboldened by President Donald Trump's rhetoric.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) was diagnosed ten days ago with the novel coronavirus -- but on Monday he attended Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing and didn't even bother to wear a mask when he spoke.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) blasted his Republican colleagues for rushing President Donald Trump's nominee through Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Fans of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett were heard shouting for "law and order" on Monday as activists protesting her confirmation hearings were arrested.

According to a report from Politico, Republican lawmakers on the November ballot are in a panic over the fact that their Democratic opponents are awash in cash three weeks before the election while they are still begging for support from their backers.

On Monday, The Washington Post reported that an ongoing legal fight has left thousands of Black voters' ballots "in limbo" in North Carolina.

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin on Monday used quotes from a recent Amy Coney Barrett speech to explain what she's really trying to signal when it comes to her own judicial philosophy.