Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett - Page 33

October 2, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett tested negative for coronavirus, last had contact with Trump on Saturday, White House says

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, last had direct contact with President Trump on Saturday as Trump officially announced her nomination, according to the White House. 

October 2, 2020

Haley criticizes Democrats for ‘throwing stones’ at Amy Coney Barrett

Nikki Haley says some of the incoming fire directed at Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are unfair and criticized some Democratic senators “who refuse to even meet with her.”

October 1, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett signed 2006 statement calling to end 'barbaric' Roe v. Wade legacy

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed onto a two-page newspaper ad in 2006 calling for the overturning of Roe v. Wade and slamming the landmark abortion rights case as "barbaric."

October 1, 2020

Some Democrat Senate candidates buck liberal base on packing the Supreme Court

As Democrats cozy up to the idea of packing the Supreme Court should President Trump and Republicans place Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the bench before the election, some Senate candidates are leery of the idea. 

October 1, 2020

Sen. Feinstein, Dems formally ask for delay in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., led a group of Democrats to formally call for a delay in the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett until after the presidential inauguration, saying the process is too rushed to properly vet President Trump's pick.

October 1, 2020

Democratic Senate contender Mark Kelly says 2020 winner should make Supreme Court pick

The former NASA astronaut told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Gaydos and Chad that a nomination shouldn't be made so close to Election Day, although President Trump has already done so. 

October 1, 2020

Republican AGs use Dems' own words to support Amy Coney Barrett in letter to Senate

EXCLUSIVE: Republican attorneys general from across the U.S. sent a letter to the Senate Thursday morning urging them to confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

September 30, 2020

Barrett says Trump offered her Supreme Court nomination 3 days after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said in a Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire that President Trump offered her the nomination to the seat vacated by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday, Sept. 21, which is just three days after Ginsburg died and nearly a full week before Trump officially announced the nomination. 

September 30, 2020

ObamaCare takes center stage as Supreme Court fight heats up, Democrats ramp up tactics to squeeze Republicans

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday continued his aggressive use of procedural tactics to squeeze vulnerable Republicans as the fight over the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett gets underway.

September 30, 2020

Biden refuses to bash Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in debate

Democratic nominee Joe Biden took the high road at Tuesday night's debate, refusing to bash President Trump's pick for Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, instead, saying she seems like a "very fine person."