Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg potentially […]
‘Is COVID-19 infectious?’ California Senator and Dem. VP-nominee, Kamala Harris, posed to POTUS-elected Supreme Court Justice-nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett. ‘”I think yes, I do accept that COVID-19 is infectious,” she responded. ‘Does smoking cause cancer?’ pressed Harris, in a bid to affirm Barrett’s scientific overview on everyday issues. “Yes, every package of cigarettes warns […]
Republican zeal carried President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee — Amy Coney Barrett — closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis. In the drive to seat her before the upcoming Nov. 3 elections, the Senate Judiciary Committee set Oct. 22 for its vote to recommend Barrett’s nomination to […]
