Sep 20 Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Sep 20 Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay. Continue reading
Sep 19 What every Republican senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year By Lisa Desjardins Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death leaves a vacancy on the Supreme Court just before the presidential election, as Justice Antonin Scalia's did in 2016, when Barack Obama was president. Here’s what Senate Republicans said in 2016, and what they’ve said publicly… Continue reading
Sep 19 GOP senators confront past comments on Supreme Court vote By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality. Continue reading
Sep 19 AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 1:47 Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be immortalized with statue in Brooklyn, NYC By PBS NewsHour Weekend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy began in Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York where she was born and raised. On Saturday, New York Gov. Cuomo announced that a statue honoring her contribution will be built in the NYC borough. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Sep 19 Is 8 enough? Court vacancy could roil possible election case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has left the Supreme Court shorthanded during a polarizing presidential campaign in which President Donald Trump has already suggested he may not accept the outcome and the court could be called on to step in… Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump's list of possible Supreme Court nominees By Associated Press Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death Friday, just six weeks before Election Day, is expected to unleash a pitched battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate — and the Republican-led Senate should confirm — her successor, or whether the seat… Continue reading
Sep 19 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax By Hope Yen, Associated Press After months of mass death and sickness, what could possibly count as a success story against the pandemic? President Donald Trump would have you believe Americans are already living that success story, even as the death toll approaches 200,000 and infections spread… Continue reading
Sep 19 Ginsburg to be remembered with statue in her native Brooklyn By Associated Press A statue of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be built in her native Brooklyn, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Continue reading