Sep 21 Watch 4:56 Supreme Court vacancy sparks political battle just weeks before election By John Yang Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has created an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court -- mere weeks before a presidential election. Now a major political battle is brewing over whether that spot should be filled by President Trump now or… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 5:16 What’s next in the fight over Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat? The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has already launched a high-stakes political battle over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans can push through a nomination and fill her seat before the November election. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 7:37 Sen. Hassan: GOP ‘changed the rules’ about SCOTUS hearings in 2016 With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death leaving an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court mere weeks from the presidential election, a political battle is escalating over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans should push through a nominee before the country… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Supreme Court vacancy’s political significance NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, how it affects the presidential race and the power dynamics at play… Continue watching
Sep 21 WATCH: McConnell says Senate to vote this year on court pick, Schumer objects By Associated Press Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says the GOP effort to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the end of the year is a “craven” move that flips the Republicans’ own logic on its head. Continue reading
Sep 21 Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at Supreme Court By Associated Press The Supreme Court says the body of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week, with arrangements to allow for public viewing despite the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 21 Trump expects to make Supreme Court pick by Saturday By Associated Press Trump disparaged reports that Ginsburg had told her granddaughter it was her wish that a replacement justice not be confirmed until the inauguration of a new president. 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 ‘Rest in Power’: America mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Pavni Mittal As the U.S. flag flew at half-staff to honor the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, tributes poured in from politicians, colleagues, celebrities and Americans. Continue reading