President Trump indicated that he would fill a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court ahead of the election in November, as rumors of a potential retirement loom. In an interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump said he would nominate a jurist to fill the seat quickly:

Trump on whether he'd fill a Supreme Court vacancy in the last five months of his term: "Absolutely, I’d do it. Sure," he tells Hugh Hewitt. "I would move quickly. Why not? I mean, they would. The Democrats would if they were in this position. But you know, I’ll be interested."

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 11, 2020

In his interview w @hughhewitt, POTUS says he has somebody in mind to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. He wouldn't say who, but we reported last year that during Kavanaugh deliberations POTUS said he was "saving" ACB for an RBG vacancy.

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) August 11, 2020

The prospect of filling a Supreme Court seat ahead of November sparks controversy on Capitol Hill, as Democrats warn Republicans of adhering to their own standard set in 2016. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) famously declined to hold hearings for President Obama’s final nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Hedging his bets on a GOP sweep in November of 2016, Leader McConnell argued that a justice should not be confirmed to the high court amidst divided government. (Read more from “Trump Says He Would ‘Absolutely’ Fill a Supreme Court Vacancy Before November” HERE)

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A student at a New Jersey college is facing potential suspension after fellow students filed a report against him for a Facebook post he wrote after using a photo of President Trump as the background on a Zoom call. And now, a students’ rights organization is calling on the university to withdraw the slew of charges it brought against him.

Stockton University doctoral student Robert Dailyda, according to a letter from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), is facing student-conduct charges of disruptive behavior; discrimination; harassment; hostile environment; harm; and bullying and cyberbullying.

A student at @Stockton_edu posted a Zoom background of @realDonaldTrump during a virtual class.

Other students said they were “offended, disrespected, and taunted” by the image.

Now, he faces six charges from the school, including "cyberbullying."https://t.co/rh9jSnpMle

— FIRE (@TheFIREorg) August 9, 2020

The charges stem from July 1, when Dailyda used a photo of Trump as his Zoom background, according to a letter sent by FIRE to the university. FIRE is demanding that the charges be withdrawn no later than Tuesday. . .

But he later posted a message on Facebook on the “leftist agenda of BLM and the white self haters” that he said he has “seen in action” at Stockton.

“I have gotten to the point that I have to say something. I love this country. We are a diverse, yet assimilated population from all backgrounds. I believe all must have the same opportunities and I commit to make that a priority,” Dailyda said. “Beyond that, I am done with the leftist agenda of BLM and the white self haters. I have seen it in action in my doctoral classes at Stockton and the general media. I’m not backing down. If we can’t get past this, ok, I’m ready to fight to the death for our county and against those that want to take it down. I believe there are also many like me.” (Read more from “College Student Faces Charges Over Visible Trump Photo on Zoom Meeting” HERE)

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By Fox News. President Trump threatened to take coronavirus relief into his own hands “if Democrats continue to hold relief hostage.”

Trump said if coronavirus negotiations continued to stall, he would sign an executive order deferring the payroll tax until the end of the year, starting July 1 retroactively, and extend enhanced unemployment benefits.

He did not state how much those benefits would be — $600 per week was given in additional federal benefits under the last relief bill but Republicans have proposed cutting that to $200 per week.

The president also said his executive order would defer student loan payments and forgive interest “until further notice.”

Trump said lawyers were drawing up the executive order currently and “it could be by the end of the week” that he signs it. He said, “probably we get sued” but he isn’t worried about the legality because “everything gets sued.” (Read more from “President Trump Says Executive Order Necessary ‘If Democrats Continue to Hold Relief Hostage'” HERE)

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House Democrats Slam Trump Coronavirus Response as ‘Wrong’ and ‘Dangerous’

By CNBC. House Democrats slammed the administration’s response to the pandemic Thursday, saying in a new report that President Donald Trump “intentionally misled the American public on every aspect of the pandemic” and it’s led to needless deaths and job losses.

Led by Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, House Democrats released a scathing report titled “A Failure to Lead: The Trump administration’s Disastrous Response to the Coronaviurs Pandemic.” . . .

White House spokeswoman Sarah Matthews said the U.S. leads the world in testing with more than 64 million tests. “Our national testing strategy has ensured that states were adequately supplied and that our most vulnerable received needed testing,” she said in an emailed statement. (Read more from “House Democrats Slam Trump Coronavirus Response as ‘Wrong’ and ‘Dangerous’” HERE)

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