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How the Supreme Court fight could shape the battle for the Senate majority

Senate Republicans and Democrats both see potential benefits.

Biden, Trump wield class arguments as they vie for working-class voters in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

The former vice president is trying to make inroads among a group that strongly favored Trump in 2016.

Who is Amy Coney Barrett, the judge at the top of Trump’s list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Amy Coney Barrett tops President Trump’s list to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. The 48-year-old circuit court judge is a devout Catholic...

Is it too close to the election to confirm a Supreme Court nominee?

Since 1975, it's taken about 71 days for a president's nomination to be confirmed in a vote on the Senate floor.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87

2020 has dealt another blow to America. On Friday, at the age of 87, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. The Supreme Court said in a...

Graham — an institutionalist turned Trump loyalist — will play a central role in Supreme Court battle

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) will be at the center of what will likely be one of the most contentious confirmation battles in history, affording...

McConnell says Trump’s court pick will get Senate vote despite Ginsburg’s dying wish

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sent shock waves through the country Friday night, igniting debate about the future of the high...

Ginsburg’s death expected to set off political feud over her replacement

The 87-year-old dictated a statement to her granddaughter in recent days saying, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a...

Why Mitch McConnell intends to confirm a new Supreme Court justice now, when he wouldn’t in 2016

In 2016, Mitch McConnell wouldn't fill a Supreme Court opening. He confirmed he will this time with Trump as president.

The GOP senators who will decide on Ginsburg’s vacancy

What Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley and others said when a 2020 Supreme Court vacancy was just hypothetical.