“I don’t care if he was from Timbuktu,” said Mary Pat Burke, who lives near Biden’s childhood home. “He seems very in tune with the needs of the middle class.” Source

This week on “The Takeout,” Senators Roy Blunt and Chris Murphy talked with host Major Garrett about Barrett’s hearing and what her confirmation will mean to the Supreme Court. Source

The decision is highly controversial and staunchly opposed by environmentalists and local fishermen and farmers, among others. Source

General Salvador Cienfuegos is reportedly being held on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Source

The governor’s office says it will appeal the decision and that the request meets all requirements for the declaration. Source

Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told the New York Times he was “wrong” to not wear a mask. Source

The suit alleges that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are overstepping constitutional limits in their use of federal law enforcement officers to tamp down on protests. Source

He said he would just “flat-out change the law,” to protect LGBTQ rights. Source

Joe Biden was given the all clear to participate in a Thursday night town hall after concerns he could have been exposed to COVID-19 while aboard his campaign plane. The virus has forced his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, to change her campaign plans. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss that and more. Source

After the Commission on Presidential Debates canceled what would have been the second debate, President Trump and Joe Biden each made plans to hold competing town halls on different networks. CBSN politics reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBS News campaign reporter Nicole Sganga join CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the highlights. Source