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September 22, 2020

Limbaugh calls on Senate GOP to scrap Judiciary Committee hearing for Trump SCOTUS nominee

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee should proceed directly to a vote on President Trump's forthcoming Supreme Court nominee without bothering to hold a confirmation hearing, syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday.

September 22, 2020

Republicans press SCOTUS to take up Pennsylvania mail-in voting changes

Pennsylvania state Republicans filed a petition with the Supreme Court Monday evening, pushing the now 8-justice high court to face their first challenge without former Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 22, 2020

Schumer: If Republicans confirm new justice, they ‘will have stolen’ 2 SCOTUS seats

Lacking the votes in the Senate to stop a new Supreme Court nominee, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Republicans of stealing the newly open seat by moving forward to confirm President Trump’s nominee. 

September 22, 2020

Dems, mainstream media won't 'like or support' any Supreme Court nomination by GOP president: Gowdy

Democrats and the mainstream media are “not going to like or support any nominee for the Supreme Court put forth by a Republican president,” former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said during his podcast on Tuesday.

September 22, 2020

McEnany: Dems trying to delay Supreme Court nomination show 'blatant disregard for the US Constitution'

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that Democrats who want to delay the Supreme Court nomination until after the inauguration are showing a “blatant disregard for the U.S. Constitution.” 

September 22, 2020

Who are the left-wing groups protesting outside the homes of GOP lawmakers?

One of the groups organizing protests, the Sunrise Movement, is connected to a liberal dark money group.

September 22, 2020

Senate should consider Trump's Supreme Court nominee 'as early as possible': Burr

Republican Sen. Richard Burr defended President Trump on Tuesday by saying he has “every right under the Constitution” to nominate an individual to the Supreme Court vacancy left by late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, adding that he believes the Senate should consider that nominee “as early as possible.”

September 22, 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz confronts CBS News on Supreme Court coverage, says ‘everyone has switched positions’ since 2016

Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday confronted CBS News for hypocrisy when the network’s morning program only showed Republican lawmakers who have flip flopped on whether a Supreme Court vacancy should be filled in an election year.  

September 22, 2020

Schumer says McConnell has 'defiled' the Senate over Supreme Court vacancies, 'may very well destroy it'

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, saying the majority leader has “defiled” the Senate over Supreme Court vacancies and “may very well destroy it.”

September 22, 2020

Biden 'knows he would lose election' if he releases ‘radical, left-wing’ Supreme Court list: Sen. Cotton

Joe Biden is refusing to follow President Trump's lead on a Supreme Court nomination list because of what voters will think, Sen. Tom Cotton said.