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October 14, 2020

Sen. Hawley accuses Dems of 'attempted borking' of Judge Barrett

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., likened the partisan attacks waged by Democrats on Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett to what took place during the confirmation hearing of former nominee Robert Bork.

October 14, 2020

Barrett admits she had glass of wine after long confirmation hearing day: 'I needed that'

In the middle of what has otherwise been a largely tense and serious examination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's judicial philosophy and history, there was a brief moment of levity in the middle of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing Wednesday afternoon.

October 14, 2020

Graham rebuts Kamala Harris' attack on Barrett’s candor, as Dems clash with nominee over ObamaCare

The Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett heated up Wednesday afternoon with more tense exchanges over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), specifically with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., appearing to suggest that Barrett was publicly lobbying for a judicial job from Trump by writing a law review article that expressed suspicion of a past ACA ruling. 

October 14, 2020

Cruz slams court packing, uses Democrats' words against them in impassioned argument

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned Wednesday that "the next fight" Republicans will face if Democrats assume control of the Senate will center on court packing. He railed against the practice, and used several prominent Democrats' own words on the subject to support his case.

October 14, 2020

Read the list of witnesses who will testify at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., have released the names of witnesses who will testify on the fourth day of hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

October 14, 2020

Merriam-Webster changes its definition of 'sexual preference' as Barrett gets called out for using term

Merriam-Webster dictionary changed its definition of “sexual preference” to include the word “offensive” as Democrats slammed Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett for using the term during Tuesday’s Senate confirmation hearings.

October 14, 2020

Sen. Cornyn on Barrett's blank notepad: 'Pretty impressive'

Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s ability to answer questions from senators during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing without notes is “pretty impressive,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas., who asked her to hold up her notepad during Tuesday’s hearing, said on Wednesday.

October 14, 2020

Feinstein: Barrett hearing witness will include woman who 'fought' for 'right to obtain an abortion at age 16'

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will present a witness who "fought" for the "right to obtain an abortion at age 16" during Judge Amy Coney Barrett's fourth day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Thursday.

October 14, 2020

Durbin says Trump administration case against ObamaCare is 'orange cloud' over Barrett nomination

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., continued Democrats' claims that the real reason why Republicans are rushing to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is so that she can be on the bench for an upcoming ObamaCare case, but he had a particularly colorful way of putting it.

October 14, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearing: Cases to know

As Amy Coney Barrett answered senators' questions for more than 11 hours Tuesday she discussed a number of court cases, some written by her and some by the Supreme Court justices she aims to join by the end of the month, as the Judiciary Committee sought to divine her views on issues from gun rights to abortion.