The Senate minority is grappling with how much legitimacy to give to the GOP drive to rapidly confirm Trump’s expected nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, before the November election.
Category: Politics
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Facing possible defeat, Trump threatens the integrity of the election
His relentless campaign against mail-in ballots seeds the ground for chaos or worse when votes are still being counted in the days after Nov. 3.
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Supreme Court live updates: Trump expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett at White House event
President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court sets up a bitter confirmation battle just weeks before the presidential election.
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Tumultuous path to sixth conservative justice puts Supreme Court in the middle of political fray
President Trump, who is expected to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett, has said his political future might depend on getting his third Supreme Court pick confirmed.
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Amy Coney Barrett, a disciple of Justice Scalia, is poised to push the Supreme Court further right
If Barrett is confirmed, her vote on cases involving health care, abortion, immigration, gun control and many other issues could prove decisive.
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4 takeaways from Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Trump’s pick of Barrett is designed to avoid a Kavanaugh-like controversy. And expect health care to be a major political issue.
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What’s next in the Supreme Court confirmation process for Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett has been nominated by President Trump to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Here is the confirmation process she’ll face in the Senate.
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Ginsburg breaks one final barrier as first woman to lie in state at Capitol
Lawmakers, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden paid tribute to the late Supreme Court justice.
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More data show erosion of a Republican advantage on the economy
Voters still prefer Trump — but new analysis and polling shows Democrats with an advantage on the issue.
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Trump’s escalating attacks on election prompt fears of a constitutional crisis
The president’s continuing threats have prompted election and law enforcement authorities nationwide to prepare for an unprecedented clash.
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Barr told Trump about investigation into discarded Pennsylvania ballots that president seized on as evidence of widespread fraud
At issue are nine ballots found this month in an election office trash can in Luzerne County, Pa., that had been thrown out by a contractor, officials said.
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White House starts outreach to key senators on Supreme Court pick
Republican and Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee are invited to meet with the yet-to-be-named nominee next week.