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Trump taps “eminently qualified” Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation.

GOP expecting Trump to tap Amy Coney Barrett for U.S. Supreme Court
Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on...

Despite Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, both parties vow orderly election
President Donald Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses drew swift blowback Thursday from both parties in Congress, and lawmakers turned to unprecedented steps...

Romney OKs voting on Supreme Court nominee, all but assures approval
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court, all but ensuring President Donald Trump has...

Trump to make court pick by Saturday, before Ruth Bader Ginsburg burial
President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week’s end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation...

As Democrats balk, Trump to make high court pick by Saturday
President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and just days before...

Second GOP senator a “no” to filling court seat before election
A second Republican senator came out in opposition to filling a vacant Supreme Court seat before the Nov. 3 election while Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted without details that the Democratic-led...

President Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick
President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader...

Trump urges Senate to vote “without delay” on his Supreme Court pick following Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledges to bring Trump’s SCOTUS pick up for a vote
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday cast an immediate spotlight on the vacancy on the high court, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowing to...