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October 26, 2020 at 4:17 pm

Trump’s imprint on federal judiciary gives Democrats a playbook

The judicial legacy set by President Trump but engineered mostly by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., includes several significant milestones, including that for the...

October 23, 2020 at 9:34 am

Senators engage in bitter floor fight over Barrett nomination to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats engaged in a bitter feud Friday over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Senate Majority Leader Mitch...

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October 14, 2020 at 9:32 am

To Democrats’ frustration, GOP predicts clear sailing as Barrett testimony ends

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans predicted clear sailing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as she concluded her confirmation testimony Wednesday, and said she will...

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October 12, 2020 at 9:16 am

Barrett vows to be apolitical as Democrats warn of threat to health care

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented herself to the nation Monday as a humble and apolitical judge, opening a pandemic-altered Senate confirmation...

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October 11, 2020 at 3:54 pm

Barrett’s Supreme Court hearing expected to focus on health care

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings this week offer President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans one of their final chances before...

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October 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Positive tests for senators raise doubts about fast-track confirmation of Trump’s Supreme Court choice

WASHINGTON - From the start, Senate Republican leaders have known their ambitious timeline to get Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed before Election Day...

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October 3, 2020 at 9:28 am

White House provides confusing answers about Trump’s health as president says he is ‘feeling well’

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said Trump was “just 72 hours into the diagnosis now,” which could mean he was diagnosed as early as...

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court, during a meeting with Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times) XNYT1 XNYT1

October 2, 2020 at 10:20 am

Supreme Court nominee diagnosed with coronavirus this summer but has since recovered

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was diagnosed with the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told...

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., not pictured, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool) NYNYT429 NYNYT429

September 29, 2020 at 10:10 am

Trump offered Barrett Supreme Court nomination same day he met the judge, according to questionnaire

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday began her charm offensive with GOP senators as Republicans in the Senate and at the White...

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September 26, 2020 at 5:58 am

Democrats debate whether to engage — or withdraw — in Supreme Court fight

WASHINGTON — As Democratic senators begin mapping out how they will wield their limited procedural weapons in the fight over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court...

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