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September 21, 2020

Christopher Scalia: My father's relationship with Justice Ginsburg – 'best of friends'

Many people wonder how Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and my father, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, managed to be such good friends despite holding such different ideological views.

September 21, 2020

Liz Peek: Confirm Supreme Court justice now – 4 reasons why Trump, Republicans should act quickly

Republicans have four excellent reasons to move as quickly as possible to confirm a new associate justice to the Supreme Court. 

September 20, 2020

Barrasso calls for speedy SCOTUS confirmation, says Dems will ‘blow up Senate’ anyway

Senate GOP Conference Chairman John Barrasso called on President Trump and his Senate colleagues to summarily move forward on a nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, warning that whether or not they do so, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and his Democratic caucus will "blow up the Senate" if they take power in 2021.

September 20, 2020

Trump campaign dismisses Democrats' SCOTUS outrage: A president is elected for four years, not 'three years, nine months'

After Democrats became infuriated by President Trump's signaling that he will move forward with a pending nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the president's campaign responded by pointing out a commander-in-chief is elected for four years, not an ambiguous three-years-and-change.

September 20, 2020

Alexander: McConnell doing what Dems 'would do if the shoe were on the other foot' with SCOTUS nomination

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Sunday said he is in favor of the senate voting on President Trump’s Supreme Court justice nominee who will replace the seat left vacant by the Friday death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 20, 2020

Graham: Dems telling me how to handle SCOTUS picks is like 'arsonists advising the Fire Department'

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before whose panel any Supreme Court nominee must be confirmed, ripped Democrats' virulent objections to President Trump signaling that he will summarily choose a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 20, 2020

Sen. Coons: Republicans rushing Supreme Court fulfillment would ‘dishonor Justice Ginsburg’s legacy’

Sen. Chris Coons argued that prematurely filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat would go against precedent set by Republicans in 2016.

September 20, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg once thought Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest was 'really dumb,' compared it to flag burning

While promoting one of her books back in 2016, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reportedly chastised former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest, calling it "dumb and disrespectful" before comparing it to burning the American flag. 

September 20, 2020

Black Voices for Trump board member: Ginsburg was confirmed in fewer days than Trump has until election

Black Voices For Trump board member Paris Dennard said Sunday that President Trump is well within his right to name a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and that the New York City native was confirmed by the Senate in a shorter time than there is from now until the 2020 elections.

September 20, 2020

Trump takes swipe at Murkowski after she opposes Senate taking up SCOTUS confirmation

President Donald Trump eyed a tweet earlier Sunday morning from the Alaska Chamber which promoted an event slated for next week featuring Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski.