Oct 15 Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s nomination By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov. 3 election. Continue reading
Oct 15 ‘A little bit concerned’: Trump looks to boost Iowa support By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 4 By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged in Senate hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Sen. Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on voter suppression By Associated Press The Supreme Court nominee has refused in two days of testimony in her confirmation hearing to opine on many topics, including whether a president can unilaterally delay the election. Continue reading
Oct 14 Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes By Iris Samuels, Associated Press The lawsuit filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service on Sept. 9 argued changes implemented in June harmed access to mail services in Montana. Continue reading
Oct 14 California GOP says it won’t remove unofficial ballot boxes By Adam Beam, Amy Taxin, Associated Press Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Attorney General Xavier Becerra, both Democrats, say the boxes are illegal. They have ordered the party to remove them by Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:20 Affordable Care Act, voting rights in spotlight on Day 3 of Barrett hearing By John Yang Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spent Wednesday completing their questioning of Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. While senators pressed again for answers on a range of issues, the nominee largely avoided committing herself. And given… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:12 The unusual tone and timeline of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing Amy Coney Barrett faced another day of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Lawmakers again brought up highly charged political issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care Act, but overall the hearing's tone was more… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 8:08 How these 2 legal scholars see Amy Coney Barrett’s testimony Questions of judicial philosophy and Supreme Court precedent arose again on Day 3 of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judy Woodruff talks to Georgetown University’s Victoria Nourse, who was chief counsel to Vice President Joe… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:56 Despite pandemic, Georgia residents flock to the polls for early voting By Daniel Bush, Kate Grumke Discussions about how to vote safely in a pandemic have been occurring across the country for months. Will Americans be willing to wait in line at the polls to cast their ballots? In Georgia, early in-person voting began this week. Continue watching