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Donald Trump traveled to Florida for his first campaign rally since he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The four-day Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began on Monday. 14:30 ET – Barrett testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court nominee Barrett declared on Monday that Americans “deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets …

President Donald Trump has made up his ‘mind’ on Supreme Court nominee amid reports it is Amy Coney Barrett Joe Biden, Kamala Harris paid their respects to Ginsburg. “That’s the single biggest thing of presidents, because it sets the tone of the country for 40 years, 50 years, I mean a lot.” 19:45 ET – Trump set to name Amy …

Joe Biden blasts Trump’s plan to push Supreme Court nominee ahead of election

After the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump says he will name a nominee this week as Senators plan pre-election vote. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged Senate Republicans not to vote on any candidate nominated to the Supreme Court as the November election approaches, calling his rival Donald Trump’s plan an “exercise in raw political power.” Biden was …

Supreme Court nominee will be a woman: Trump

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, a move that would tip the court further to the right following the death of liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mr. Trump named Amy Coney Barrett of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit as possible nominees for …

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has thrust the Senate into uncharted political terrain, with no recent precedent for a vacancy on the high court so close to a presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a statement Friday night vowed that "President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States …

CNN Films’ “RBG” chronicles the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Watch tonight at 10 p.m. CNN — Former President Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling on Senate Republicans to follow the precedent set when they refused to consider his Supreme Court nominee in 2016 and not consider a replacement …

After death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Senate Republicans have said they will not wait for election to vote on Trump pick. United States President Donald Trump has urged the Republican-controlled Senate to act “without delay” on vetting a Supreme Court justice nominee following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “We have this obligation, without delay!” The appointment is set …

CNN — Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday and demanded that voters dictate the next president before her replacement is chosen. “But there is no doubt, let me be clear, that the voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice for …