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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat so close to Election Day announced support ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday

Once a Trump critic, Graham has over the last three years transformed himself into Trump’s staunchest ally and advocate while tying his political fortunes to the commander-in-chief. But unfortunately for Graham, he’s not as popular as Trump is in South Carolina.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has set an Oct 22 vote on recommending approval of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. Republicans are racing to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick and Democrats acknowledging there is little they can do stop them. Her confirmation would lock conservative majority on the court for years to come. Thursday’s session is without Barrett after she...

During the third day of Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tried to use the Houston Astros as an example of what Supreme Court judges don’t do. “I think all baseball fans know that the Houston Astros cheat,” said Sasse. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, fired back: “Thank goodness the First Amendment protects that right, for...

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings Wednesday as senators dig deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election — the Democrats running out of time to stop Republicans pushing her quick confirmation. Melissa Russo reports.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was pressed by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about how she would rule on a potential voter intimidation case if it came before her while serving on the court. Judge Barrett refused to forecast how she would rule even though Sen. Klobuchar was able to provide the exact statute making voter intimidation illegal.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recalls how both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were confirmed to Supreme Court nearly unanimously, despite some senators disagreeing with their views. Ginsburg received 96 votes in 1993, Scalia received 98 votes in 1968. “Those were days that have since passed. I regret that,” Graham said.

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to be a justice “fearless of criticism” as the Senate charges ahead with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s pick just weeks before Election Day and with the country struggling to contain the pandemic. Barrett draws on faith and family in prepared opening remarks for hearings that start Monday.

A new White House coronavirus aid has gotten bad reviews from both ends of the political spectrum

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent a year prepping his Republican colleagues for this moment confirming a Supreme Court justice

Vulnerable Republicans are increasingly taking careful but clear steps away from President Donald Trump in the final stretch of the 2020 election.

Senate Republicans want to cancel legislative work until Oct. 19 as coronavirus rampages their ranks. But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are still set to begin on Monday, Oct. 12.

The HEROES Act is expected to die in the Senate, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel, R-Ky.

President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting the possibility of a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts Thursday.

President Donald Trump offered to name Judge Amy Coney Barrett his Supreme Court nominee — and she accepted — more than a week ago at the White House

The Senate is ready to move quickly on a Supreme Court nominee.

Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge virus relief bill.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci had a heated exchange during a Senate hearing Wednesday on the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats are accusing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of blatant hypocrisy after he pledged a Senate vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court

Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who endorsed waiting eight months until after the 2016 election to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, has not said whether he will support Senate consideration of a nominee in the weeks before November’s election.