- Oct 16, 2020

Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett's nomination

Republicans are racing to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, and Democrats are acknowledging there is little they can do stop them.

WASHINGTON — Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination cleared a key hurdle Thursday as Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past Democrats' objections in the drive to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov. 3 election. Read more...

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