Donald Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett To Fill Supreme Court Vacancy

President Trump on Friday said convincing Republican Sen. Susan Collins to vote in favor of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is “not worth the work,” noting that the senator from Maine has not supported him on other issues in the past.

pic.twitter.com/NDbjM4DqPC— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 15, 2020Judge Barrett did in fact refuse to answer dozens of questions, if not more, from Democratic Senators wanting to know her legal positions on a wide variety of critical topics, including abortion, same-sex marriage, and voting rights.The hearing, which concluded earlier Thursday, became so contentious this week that Barrett tried to even not answer questions about which the answers are basic facts, or matters of basic law that are

Also Read: Klobuchar Fumes During Barrett Hearing: 'This Isn't Donald Trump's Country'After more discussion of Barrett’s hearing, co-host Sara Haines went back to the empty notebook, a picture of which went viral on Twitter Tuesday.“I saw exactly what I thought I’d see,” Haines said, pointing out she “firmly” disagrees with President Donald Trump’s appointment of Barrett so close to the election and disagrees with Barrett’s overall judicial philosophies, too.“But I was impressed with her legal

Jane Lynch pulled no punches in criticizing Sen. Lindsey Graham for his aside during the hearings to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.  The actress joined myriad celebrities speaking out on social media during the hearings to find out if President Trump’s court nomination should fill the seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died in September at age 87.  During his time, Graham took a moment to address comments made by Sen.

Ted Johnson The long, repetitive confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett wound down on Tuesday with one of the more consequential interactions: questioning from Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), the vice presidential nominee.Harris devoted much of her time to highlighting the potential impact that Barrett’s ascension to the high court would have on the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Ted Johnson Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday played out almost exactly how you would expect.As recent nominees before her have done, she avoided committing to a view on an array of different hotbed issues, including the Affordable Care Act, which is pending before the court next month; gun rights and abortion rights.“Do you agree with Justice Scalia’s view that Roe was wrongly decided?” asked Sen.

just as Vice President Mike Pence did last week during his televised debate with Sen.

U.S. Capitol Police arrested 21 demonstrators for crowding and obstruction outside Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building around 8:30 a.m.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett on Monday at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m.

Deadline is issuing a rare apology after a story went live on the website claiming that U.S. Vice President Mike had tested positive for COVID-19.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe first and only Vice-Presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Mike Pence is still happening on October 7 at the University of Utah, but the candidates literally won’t be within spitting distance of each other because of the coronavirusAs COVID-19 infected Donald Trump prepares to leave Walter Reed Medical Center today, teams for the California Senator and the former Indiana Governor have agreed to put plexiglass between the would-be

joked, “I was also a Rhodes Scholar because I went to graduate school in Rhode Island.”Others pointed out that Fox News made the same error while reporting on Barrett’s nomination last week when an on-air graphic referred to her as a “Rhodes scholar.”President Donald Trump nominated Barrett last week, eight days after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.Barrett is a conservative 7th Circuit appeals judge from Indiana who has been a federal judge for three years.

John Oliver kicked off his main segment of Sunday's Last Week Tonight by addressing the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 and President Trump's pick to replace her on the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett.

President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort. Republican senators are already lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett ahead of the Nov.

Celebrities are speaking out now that President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. All eyes throughout the country have been on the high court following Ginsburg's death Sept.

conservative 7th Circuit appeals judge from Indiana who has been a federal judge for three years. Early in her career she also served on George W.

WASHINGTON – In the flag filled White House Rose Garden courtyard Saturday evening, President Donald Trump announced that he has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the current vacancy on the nation’s highest court left by the death of former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

President Donald Trump has announced his replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s seat on the Supreme Court.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHollywood insiders expressed deep concerns on Saturday as President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death this month of Ruth Bader Ginsberg.As a federal judge and as a legal scholar, Barrett has a track record as a social conservative who stands in staunch opposition to many liberal causes and policies that have been embraced by Hollywood heavyweights, including on abortion, education, health care and