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By Laura Litvan and Josh Wingrove

October 2, 2020 at 7:40 PM UTC

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October 3, 2020 at 4:16 PM UTC

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Donald Trump’s fast-track timetable for confirming his Supreme Court nominee is under new pressure after the president’s Covid-19 diagnosis, particularly amid questions about whether the confirmation process might have helped spread the virus.