On the second day of her confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett insisted she didn’t have any agenda against key issues like health care or abortion. Democratic Senators are expected to continue their intensive questioning Wednesday. Nancy Cordes reports. Source

Texas joins Georgia as a state showing long lines and huge turnout as it begins early in-person voting. Omar Villafranca reports. Source

Judge Amy Coney Barrett answered questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in day two of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Also, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end the census count early, while civil rights groups called for it to be extended into October to prevent an undercount. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands are all trying to break the cycle of spiraling infections with short, sharp lockdowns, and others may follow. Source

Barrett refused to weigh in on hot-button issues before the court during the first day of questioning on Tuesday. Source

On “Intelligence Matters,” Mike Morell speaks with Wall Street Journal’s Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck. Source

Studies show that food insecurity has doubled overall and tripled among families with children due to the pandemic. Source

Astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA’s last currently contracted Soyuz seat for a ride to the space station. Source

Astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA’s last currently contracted Soyuz seat for a ride to the space station. Source

A severed fiber optic cable was blamed for the website outage on the last scheduled day of registration, but officials are working to “make up for the time lost.” Source