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October 14, 2020

Harris asks Barrett if COVID-19 is infectious and if smoking causes cancer to make climate change point

Sen. Kamala Harris asked Judge Amy Coney Barrett if smoking causes cancer and if coronavirus is infectious, in an effort to reveal the Supreme Court nominee’s thoughts on climate change. 

October 14, 2020

Barrett pushes back against Democrat's repeated insistence that she break promise over past rulings

The conversation between Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Judge Amy Coney Barrett seemed to be going smoothly on Wednesday, with the two sharing a laugh during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but that changed as they engaged in a tense back and forth where he pushed her to weigh in on landmark cases, despite her having said she would not do so.

October 14, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett tells Democratic senator: 'I hope you aren’t suggesting I don’t have my own mind'

Amy Coney Barrett staked out on Wednesday her judicial independence -- even from her mentor -- during another day of intense questioning on Capitol Hill where she tried to assure senators she would be an impartial jurist who would weigh opposing views fairly.

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.