“Inside the White House Event Now Under Covid Scrutiny”: Larry Buchanan, Lazaro Gamio, Lauren Leatherby, Robin Stein, and Christiaan Triebert of The New York Times have this report.

“McConnell Cancels Senate Votes as GOP Lawmakers Test Positive; Three senators report Covid-19 infections in a week, leaving others assessing risks as plans for Supreme Court hearing remain unchanged”: Natalie Andrews and Siobhan Hughes of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Democrats warn Supreme Court confirmation would endanger senators’ health, call for delay”: Alexander Bolton of The Hill has this report.

“Notre Dame faculty who attended White House event await test results amid concern on campus of exposure”: Tom Hamburger and Jon Swaine of The Washington Post have an article that begins, “Multiple faculty members from University of Notre Dame were awaiting coronavirus test results late Friday after attending a White House ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett along with the school president, who announced he had tested positive.”

“New 9/11 Trial Judge Steps Down, Citing Conflicts; The recusal of Col. Stephen Keane from hearing the case at Guantánamo Bay adds another roadblock to restarting pretrial hearings in the long-running case”: Carol Rosenberg has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“Attorney General Barr chooses not to quarantine despite possible exposure to Covid-19”: Evan Perez and Veronica Stracqualursi of CNN have this report.

“Debate Looms on Supreme Court Expansion; Joe Biden has avoided taking a clear position on the idea, which has gained steam among some Democrats”: Andrew Duehren and Siobhan Hughes of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Senate’s Supreme Court Timeline Faces Scrutiny on Virus Fear”: Laura Litvan and Josh Wingrove of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Inside one celebration that helped spread the virus across the US government”: Kevin Liptak of CNN has a report that begins, “When guests arrived to the White House last Saturday for a triumphant event unveiling President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, their first stop was a small room in the White House basement.”

“Supreme Court opens new term on cusp of conservative control”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“Alumni at Barrett’s undergrad school sign letter of concern”: Adrian Sainz of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett graduated in 1994 with honors from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. But more than 1,500 alumni of the small liberal arts school have made it known they are not proud of their ties to the conservative lawyer and judge.”

“Was the White House reception for Amy Coney Barrett a superspreading event? The event is at least a stark example of what not to do during a pandemic.” Brian Resnick of Vox has this report.

“Coronavirus infects three senators, derailing Senate schedule; But Republicans are still moving forward with Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings”: Burgess Everett, Marianne LeVine, and Sarah Ferris of Politico have this report.

“At least 8 people who attended Supreme Court nomination ceremony have tested positive for COVID-19”: Sophie Lewis of CBS News has this report.