Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett - Page 8

October 26, 2020

Clarence Thomas to administer constitutional oath to Amy Coney Barrett

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will administer the official constitutional oath to Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday night if she is confirmed by the Senate, a senior White House official told Fox News. 

October 26, 2020

Orrin Hatch: Amy Coney Barrett deserves to be confirmed, she's one of most impressive nominees I've ever seen

I served for four decades on the Senate Judiciary Committee, including three separate stints as chairman. I know a thing or two about Supreme Court nominees. 

October 26, 2020

Blumenthal in Senate floor speech warns of 'consequences' if Barrett confirmed

Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued a nonspecific warning of "consequences" if Republicans move ahead with the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Monday amid Democrats' talk of packing the Supreme Court or eliminating the Senate filibuster if President Trump's nominee is seated.

October 26, 2020

Romney praises Supreme Court nominee Barrett's 'integrity,' slams 'division and contempt for others' in US

Sen. Mitt Romney, who was originally seen as a potential swing vote on Senate Republicans' efforts to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, made brief comments on the Senate floor Monday morning supporting the woman who will likely be confirmed as Ginsburg's successor Monday night: Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

October 26, 2020

Pence tests negative for coronavirus again as Democrats push him to skip Barrett vote

Senate Democrats are telling Vice President Mike Pence to stay away from Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation vote on Capitol Hill after five people in Pence's orbit tested positive for coronavirus last week, although the vice president tested negative again on Monday.

October 26, 2020

Senate Democrats speak all night on Senate floor as Barrett confirmation edges closer to Monday night vote

Debate raged overnight on the Senate floor as Democrats protested the fact Republicans are moving ahead with the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, voting Sunday afternoon to limit debate on the judge, setting up a final confirmation vote on Monday.

October 26, 2020

Sen. Thom Tillis: Amy Coney Barrett incredibly qualified for Supreme Court, Dems' radical agenda alarming

From acceptance speech through final confirmation hearings we have seen one of the most qualified nominees to ever be nominated to the Supreme Court.

October 26, 2020

Severino and Scaturro: Why Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation is an imminent victory for court and country

From the time of his first election four years ago, President Trump promised to appoint justices in the mold of Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. He has kept that promise.

October 26, 2020

Live Updates: Senate expected to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court

The Senate is set to vote Monday evening to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.

October 25, 2020

Susan Collins says she is voting against Coney Barrett confirmation to be 'fair and consistent'

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, took a veiled shot her party’s leadership in the Senate on Sunday when she announced that she would be voting against the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.