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After court ruling, Klobuchar tells Minnesotans 'don't vote by mail anymore'

November 1, 2020

After court ruling, Klobuchar tells Minnesotans 'don't vote by mail anymore'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said that in light of an 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling ordering Minnesota ballots received after Election Day to be segregated from other votes, she no longer wants people to vote by mail.

Klobuchar tells Barrett: 'I think this hearing is a sham'

October 12, 2020

Klobuchar tells Barrett: 'I think this hearing is a sham'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett a "sham" while using most of her opening statement at the hearing to blast her Republican colleagues and President Trump.

Klobuchar changes tune on remote hearings amid Barrett confirmation fight after being challenged by Chris Wallace

October 7, 2020

Klobuchar changes tune on remote hearings amid Barrett confirmation fight after being challenged by Chris Wallace

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is now against holding a remote confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, after helping pave the way for an appeals court nominee to be vetted remotely in the spring of last year.

Klobuchar calls on Senate to delay Barrett confirmation: 'Better for safety, better for the country'

October 4, 2020

Klobuchar calls on Senate to delay Barrett confirmation: 'Better for safety, better for the country'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday said the Senate should wait until after the presidential election to move on the nomination on Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court not just because of how close the nomination is to the election, as Democrats have said in recent weeks, but also for "safety" reasons after multiple Republican senators tested positive for the coronavirus.

Klobuchar mocked for tweet inadvertently arguing Trump should fill SCOTUS vacancy

September 21, 2020

Klobuchar mocked for tweet inadvertently arguing Trump should fill SCOTUS vacancy

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is facing a bit of mockery over a tweet that inadvertently supports President Trump to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat.

Klobuchar urges Senate Republicans to use their 'moral compasses' in considering Supreme Court vacancy

September 20, 2020

Klobuchar urges Senate Republicans to use their 'moral compasses' in considering Supreme Court vacancy

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday said “our democracy is at stake,” and urged Senate Republicans to use “their own moral compasses” to decide whether to consider President Trump’s eventual Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Dems slam Trump convention speech as campaign enters final stages: 'Embraced racism'

August 28, 2020

Dems slam Trump convention speech as campaign enters final stages: 'Embraced racism'

Democrats following President Trump's Republican National Convention speech accused the president of telling "lies," peddling "division and chaos" and having "embraced racism" as Trump attempted to use his lengthy and arguably highest-stakes address of the campaign to shape an election that is now just 67 days away.

Trump’s RNC finale outside White House triggers Dems: ‘Get off our lawn’

August 28, 2020

Trump’s RNC finale outside White House triggers Dems: ‘Get off our lawn’

With a first-ever convention finale held outside the White House on Thursday night, President Trump and the Republicans once again ignored Washington’s rules – and left Democrats fuming.

Rove argues Biden swept to victory in primaries after rocky start by being 'the most traditional Democrat'

August 18, 2020

Rove argues Biden swept to victory in primaries after rocky start by being 'the most traditional Democrat'

Joe Biden should be less like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and more like Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., if he wants to win the White House in November, Fox News contributor Karl Rove told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Tuesday.

Klobuchar insists Biden 'believes in capitalism' and wants to 'get this economy working again'

August 18, 2020

Klobuchar insists Biden 'believes in capitalism' and wants to 'get this economy working again'

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., pushed back Tuesday on President Trump's claim that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is a "socialist," arguing that the former vice president "believes in capitalism and wants to get this economy working again."