WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
The Senate will vote on Monday night to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme court.
Democrat Sen. Ed Markey demands more justices be added to the Supreme Court in the wake of the anticipated confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.
Comedian-actress Sandra Bernhard has lashed out at Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, claiming without evidence that the prospective justice harbors “contempt for other women” and will “destroy” gay marriage.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will swear in Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the nation’s highest court at the White House Monday evening following her confirmation, Fox News reports.
Democrats took the Senate floor overnight Sunday to protest Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, warning that Americans are facing “life or death stakes.”
A bill that would allow for the awarding of the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe is currently stuck in the Senate.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Saturday announced that she will vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court after expressing her opposition to an election-year confirmation, reports the Associated Press.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) blasted Judge Amy Coney Barrett for saying “sexual preference” but refused Thursday to call on Joe Biden (D) to apologize after he used the term in May.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proclaimed Friday that the Republican majority is steering the Senate into “one of the lowest moments” in the institution’s history.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) stated that Senate Democrats have tried to focus on the real-world impact that Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s rulings would have and “That’s what Justice
The impending Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett is further proof President Trump is keeping his pledge to end decades of judicial activism.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) forced a brief but rare closed-door session in the Senate on Friday as part of the Democrats’ last-ditch effort to protest Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s forthcoming confirmation, just one day after Senate Judiciary Republicans voted her out of committee.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) vowed Friday that the full Senate will vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court “no mater than Monday.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that adding justices to the Supreme Court was “on the table” if Democrats win a majority in the Senate.
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Daily Briefing,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) applauded Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who is on track to be confirmed over the next several days.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) remains against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, citing her opposition to an election-year confirmation.
A “Handmaid” confronted Sen. Dick Blumenthal (D-CT) during a speech as Democrats attempted to protest Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that adding justices to the Supreme Court was “on the table” if Democrats win a majority in the Senate.
A slim majority of Americans believe the Senate should confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, including nearly one-third of Democrats, a Morning Consult survey released Wednesday found.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) proudly affirmed she and her Democrat colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee boycotted Thursday’s vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett, calling the nomination process a “sham.”
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Thursday to advance Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett out of the committee for a vote for full confirmation by the Senate next week.
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats will boycott Amy Coney Barrett’s committee vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court.
Catherine Engelbrecht said patriots are needed as volunteers at voting polls to observe the election process and report irregularities.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) attempted to provide a contrast between President Trump and Joe Biden (D) during a Wednesday campaign stop in Asheville, North Carolina, warning supporters that Trump consistently rejects science, specifically on the Chinese coronavirus and the “issue of this climate crisis,” which she said is “threatening our very existence.”
Two women accosted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) in Ronald Reagan Washington National airport earlier this week over his support for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) addressed a get-out-the-vote event in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday, though when the cameras panned out, there appeared to be very few supporters.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) rushed to the defense of his colleague Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Wednesday after leftists attacked the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee over her handling of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, accusing her critics of being driven by “sexist” and “ageist” motivations.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said if Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed, the Supreme Court will become a “throwback” to the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson decision that upheld racial segregation and the 1857 Dred Scott decision which upheld slavery.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and North Carolina Senate Democrat Cal Cunningham are deadlocked in the pivotal race for the North Carolina Senate seat, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
Trump has confirmed more federal judges in his first term than any recent U.S. president — but those gains could be undone if Biden wins.
Democratic Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” if his party takes the majority in the November election, they will restore “balance” to the courts in response to the Republican-controlled Senate confirming President Donald Trump’s nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the Supreme Court.
The full Senate will vote next Monday, October 26, to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Tuesday.
A majority of 51 percent want to see Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court, and only 46 percent do not want her seated, according to a Gallup poll.
The following article is sponsored by the Judicial Crisis Network and authored by Penny Nance.
While speaking on the Senate floor on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that the nomination process for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not move forward and moved to adjourn the Senate until after the
The Supreme Court rejected a Republican request to stay a Pennsylvania decision granting Democrats’ vote-by-mail request, with Roberts siding with the liberals.
The following article is sponsored by the Judicial Crisis Network and authored by Teri Christoph.
Claims that most Americans support Roe are not true, since poll questions often fail to tap what Americans really think about abortion.
Former South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a member of Joe Biden’s transition team, said if Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed, “reform” of the court is a “really promising idea” under a President Joe Biden.
