U(D54G1D)y+[!$!=!$!" Jaime Harrison, the Democrat challenging Senator Lindsey Gra- ham of South Carolina, raised an astonishing $57 million from July through September, the highest quarterly fund-raising total for any Senate candidate in U.S. his- tory and part of a flood of Demo- cratic money remaking the battle for control of the Senate. From South Carolina to Maine to Arizona, anger at President Trump and his Republican allies has fueled a steady flow of cash to Democratic challengers all year. But Senate Republicans’ pledge to quickly replace Justice Ruth Ba- der Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, despite their blockade of President Barack Obama’s nomi- nee in 2016, has enraged the Dem- ocratic base, and donations have surged to extraordinary levels. Mr. Harrison’s fund-raising haul heightens the stakes of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings that Mr. Graham will be- gin overseeing on Monday as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as Republicans rush to seat Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Mr. Trump’s nominee, before the election. Across the map, the Republican Party is mounting expensive de- fenses of seats it once thought were safe, stretching its resources to hold on to a Senate majority that it hopes will check the power of Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Demo- cratic presidential nominee, if he wins in November. Polls show Mr. Biden with a consistent lead, and Republicans are growing increas- ingly worried about the possibility of unified Democratic control of DEMOCRAT’S HAUL SHATTERS RECORD FOR SENATE RACE A $57 MILLION QUARTER National Surge in Giving Lifts Rival to Graham in South Carolina This article is by Maggie Astor, Shane Goldmacher and Trip Gabriel. Jaime Harrison, the challenger to Senator Lindsey Graham. KHOLOOD EID FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Continued on Page A15 On a winter afternoon in 2018, Judge Amy Coney Barrett rose to speak in Notre Dame Law School’s wood-paneled courtroom and thanked the people gathered there for joining her for her official investiture as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In the audience were her par- ents, in town from her childhood home in New Orleans, and her husband, who had described her as a kind of superwoman, along with six of their seven children, who led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. And there were many friends — from law school, her Su- preme Court clerkship and her Catholic parish in South Bend, Ind. Also in attendance were a num- ber of prominent conservative le- gal figures, mentors who had helped make this moment hap- pen. But perhaps the most impor- tant was a Notre Dame graduate whose eyes were on the future, not the past. That graduate, Donald F. Mc- Gahn II, President Trump’s White House counsel, was known for his single-minded focus on remaking the federal judiciary according to his own conservative views. Con- tacts at his alma mater had lauded Ms. Barrett, then a professor, and even before Mr. Trump’s inaugu- ration he had envisioned someone like her as a new kind of power- house on the Supreme Court — an outsider of unbending conviction on social issues. “We now affectionately call her Judge Dogma,” Mr. McGahn joked when he got up to speak at the cer- emony, a reference to a remark by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Demo- crat of California, at Judge Bar- rett’s confirmation hearing ques- tioning her ability to separate her religion from the law with words that were immediately embla- zoned on mugs and T-shirts produced by conservative groups. Like many of Mr. Trump’s origi- nal aides, Mr. McGahn has left the White House, and was not at the Rose Garden event last month where the president announced his selection of Judge Barrett to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Gins- burg. At that announcement, Mr. Trump, who in 2016 promised to Court Nominee Is Conservative Rooted in Faith Barrett Followed Rare Path to the Bench This article is by Elizabeth Dias, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Sharon LaFra- niere. Continued on Page A16 DIEGO IBARRA SANCHEZ FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES Sursock Palace, built in the 19th century, was rocked with much of the city in an Aug. 4 blast. Its owners vow to restore it. Page A9. In Beirut, Daring to Dream of Rebuilding When the Guilford County Schools in North Carolina spent more than $27 million to buy 66,000 computers and tablets for students over the summer, the dis- trict ran into a problem: There was a shortage of cheap laptops, and the devices wouldn’t arrive until late October or November. More than 4,000 students in the district had to start the school year without the computers they needed for remote learning. “It’s heartbreaking,” said Angie Henry, the district’s chief opera- tions officer. “Kids are excited about school. They want to learn.” Millions of children are encoun- tering all sorts of inconveniences that come with digital instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. But many students are facing a more basic challenge: They don’t have computers and can’t attend classes held online. A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops and Chromebooks — up to 41 per- cent higher than last year — has created monthslong shipment de- lays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out, leav- ing poorer ones to give out printed assignments and wait until winter for new computers to arrive. That has frustrated students around the country, especially in rural areas and communities of color, which also often lack high- Schoolchildren Stalled for Months by a Growing Laptop Shortage By KELLEN BROWNING Poorer Districts Lose Out in Battle to Buy Continued on Page A6 DOUGLAS P. DEFELICE/GETTY IMAGES LeBron James won his fourth N.B.A. championship, powering Los Angeles past Miami. Page D1. Lakers Are Golden OLYPHANT, Pa. — President Trump’s narrowing path to vic- tory in Pennsylvania, and the country, runs through small towns like Olyphant, where Dave Mitchko’s street might be quieter if not for the large sign he put on his front lawn urging supporters of the president to honk when they pass. Trump signs are Mr. Mitchko’s thing, and his front yard has be- come something of an informal sign depot for Republicans in greater northeastern Pennsylva- nia. He estimates that he’s given away more than 26,000 signs this year. And his efforts were re- warded by the campaign with tar- mac invitations for recent visits to the region by both Mr. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as a spot driving in the presi- dential motorcade. Mr. Mitchko wore a suit and a Trumpian red tie for the occasion. “Your area — this has always been a Democrat area, and yet the votes for Trump here are through the roof,” Mr. Trump bragged that August day. Mr. Trump was right. Mr. Mitchko was among the defectors. A 53-year-old lifelong Democrat who used to work at the local com- pact-disc factory, which has since shuttered, and who had a lawn- care business until health troubles put him on disability, he voted twice for Barack Obama. For 2020, he registered as a Republi- can for the first time. “I opened my eyes,” Mr. Mitchko explained. With Mr. Trump trailing Joseph R. Biden Jr. in Pennsylvania in nearly every poll — a New York Can Trump Wring More From His White Base? By SHANE GOLDMACHER Around Pennsylvania, a Potential Route to Re-election Continued on Page A13 After contracting the coronavi- rus in March, Michael Reagan lost all memory of his 12-day vacation in Paris, even though the trip was just a few weeks earlier. Several weeks after Erica Tay- lor recovered from her Covid-19 symptoms of nausea and cough, she became confused and forget- ful, failing to even recognize her own car, the only Toyota Prius in her apartment complex’s parking lot. Lisa Mizelle, a veteran nurse practitioner at an urgent care clinic who fell ill with the virus in July, finds herself forgetting rou- tine treatments and lab tests, and has to ask colleagues about termi- nology she used to know automat- ically. “I leave the room and I can’t re- member what the patient just said,” she said, adding that if she hadn’t exhausted her medical leave she’d take more time off. “It scares me to think I’m work- ing,” Ms. Mizelle, 53, said. “I feel like I have dementia.” It’s becoming known as Covid brain fog: troubling cognitive symptoms that can include mem- ory loss, confusion, difficulty fo- cusing, dizziness and grasping for everyday words. Increasingly, Covid survivors say brain fog is impairing their ability to work and function normally. “There are thousands of people who have that,” said Dr. Igor Ko- ralnik, chief of neuro-infectious disease at Northwestern Medi- cine in Chicago, who has already seen hundreds of survivors at a post-Covid clinic he leads. “The impact on the work force that’s af- fected is going to be significant.” Beating Covid, Only to Be Left With Brain Fog By PAM BELLUCK Continued on Page A6 JERUSALEM — He moved the American Embassy in Israel to Je- rusalem, breaking with those who said it would ignite the Muslim world. He withdrew from the Iran nu- clear deal and ordered the killing of a top Iranian general, defying those who said those moves would lead to war. He brokered treaties between Israel and two Arab states, dis- proving those who said such deals could only follow the creation of a Palestinian state. Again and again in the Middle East, where volatility has bur- nished or battered previous presi- dential legacies, President Trump has run roughshod over conven- tional thinking, advancing key policy aims or fulfilling campaign promises in ways that experts warned could set off a conflagra- tion or blow up in his face. Not only did the predicted dis- asters not materialize, but in many cases his policies produced demonstrable achievements. The Arab treaties with Israel doubled the number of countries in the region that have relations with Israel. The killing of the Ira- nian commander, Maj. Gen. Qas- sim Suleimani, eliminated the leader of a network of dangerous militias. And the embassy move, rightly or wrongly, was a step pre- vious administrations had shrunk from despite claiming to support it. But the bold moves often had major drawbacks: The Iranians resumed their nuclear project, and experts believe they may By Defying Mideast Truisms, Trump Got Wins and Setbacks This article is by David M. Halb- finger, Ben Hubbard and Farnaz Fassihi. Continued on Page A11 Remote work during the pandemic has given chief executives with children a taste of a different way to live. PAGE A7 TRACKING AN OUTBREAK A4-7 C.E.O.s Savor a Family Ritual A picturesque French region desper- ately needs more jobs. But environmen- talists see a looming blight. PAGE B1 BUSINESS B1-8 Split Over Amazon Project We go to the farm with the actress Isabella Rossellini as she prepares a streaming theater piece with help from some of her animal friends. PAGE C1 ARTS C1-6 Cuddling Up to a Co-Star As at least 10 countries on the continent face presidential elections, some incum- bents are changing constitutions and bending rules to stay in power. PAGE A8 INTERNATIONAL A8-11 Bypassing Term Limits in Africa Rafael Nadal rolled past Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open crown and tie Roger Federer for most men’s major singles titles. PAGE D2 SPORTSMONDAY D1-6 Nadal’s Clay Masterpiece The city issued fines and more than 60 summonses to people, businesses and houses of worship in hot spots. PAGE A4 New York’s New Lockdowns People are getting defrauded as they turn to payment apps to do more online banking in the pandemic. PAGE B1 Fast Payments and ‘Fast Fraud’ The Babylon Bee, a conservative com- edy site, jabbed at Donald J. Trump in the 2016 race. That’s changed. PAGE A15 NATIONAL A12-19 Satirizing the Left Quino drew the comic strip of the 6- year-old Argentine girl, who was curi- ous about the world and finely attuned to its injustices. He was 88. PAGE D8 OBITUARIES D7-8 Creator of Beloved ‘Mafalda’ Reports of violent crime are posing another challenge to regaining the confidence of passengers. PAGE A19 Safety in the Subways Mary B. McCord PAGE A21 EDITORIAL, OP-ED A20-21 BATTLE LINES Republicans and Democrats offer clashing images of Amy Coney Barrett. PAGE A18 Late Edition VOL. CLXX . . . No. 58,844 © 2020 The New York Times Company NEW YORK, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020 Today, cooler, periodic rain, heavy at times, high 58. Tonight, showers, low 57. Tomorrow, rain early, then clearing, sunny, warmer, high 69. Weather map appears on Page A22. $3.00