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September 19, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death means Trump should pivot to this surprising strategy

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived an extraordinary American life.

September 19, 2020

Hillary Clinton: Quickly filling RBG's seat would be 'monument to hypocrisy,' 'greatest travesty'

Democrats should use every tool at their disposal to prevent what would be a "monument to hypocrisy" in Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., replacing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued Friday.

September 19, 2020

SCOTUS battle prompts threats, calls for arson: 'Burn Congress down'

Almost immediately after news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, some left-leaning Twitter users threatened violence or arson in order to block Republicans from replacing her before the elections.

September 19, 2020

Senate showdown: Lawmakers in spotlight on SCOTUS nominee after RBG's death

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to vote on a Supreme Court nominee puts swing-state senators in the hot seat ahead of November's election and could galvanize more voters to the polls with control of the Senate up for grabs.

September 19, 2020

Jane Fonda urges Dems to be 'as tough as Mitch McConnell,' block RBG successor

Jane Fonda urged Democrats to be "as tough as Mitch McConnell" and not allow Republicans to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat left behind by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 

September 18, 2020

Biden says the next person elected president should choose Ginsburg’s replacement

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the winner of November's presidential election should be the person to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday.

September 18, 2020

Brit Hume warns of 'brutal and divisive' confirmation battle over Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement

Senate Republicans should think long and hard about moving forward with confirming a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the country deeply divided ahead of the November election, Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Friday.

September 18, 2020

Bret Baier: Picking Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement will be 'major part of this election'

The timing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death "is truly remarkable," coming a little more than six weeks before the presidential election, Fox News chief political anchor and "Special Report" host Bret Baier told "The Story" Friday. 

September 18, 2020

Ginsburg's last wish was to 'not be replaced until a new president is installed': report

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter that her dying wish was not to be replaced until a new president is sworn into office, NPR reports. 

September 18, 2020

What Mitch McConnell did in the immediate aftermath of Justice Scalia's death

McConnell immediately said he would hold Scalia's seat after his death in 2016