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Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash September 18, 2020

Bret Baier: Picking Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement will be 'major part of this election'

The timing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death "is truly remarkable," coming a little more than six weeks before the presidential election, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ chief political anchor and "Special Report" host Bret Baier told "The Story" Friday. 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg September 18, 2020

Ginsburg's last wish was to 'not be replaced until a new president is installed': report

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter that her dying wish was not to be replaced until a new president is sworn into office, NPR reports. 

Mitch McConnell September 18, 2020

What Mitch McConnell did in the immediate aftermath of Justice Scalia's death

McConnell immediately said he would hold Scalia's seat after his death in 2016

Supreme Court September 18, 2020

McConnell: Trump's Supreme Court nominee 'will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate'

Senate Republicans have signaled that they would likely fill a vacancy to the Supreme Court ahead of the presidential election, but it is unclear whether the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will change their stance.

POLITICS September 18, 2020

McConnell refocuses on Trump's judicial nominees as coronavirus talks stall

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has turned the Senate's gaze to confirming judicial nominees as talks about a fifth coronavirus stimulus package have stalled.

POLITICS September 17, 2020

Democrat-led marijuana bill spins out of control as election looms

The momentum for Democrats' marijuana bill has stalled amidst testy negotiations over the next coronavirus pandemic stimulus package and continuous partisan bickering. 

Mitch McConnell September 15, 2020

McConnell warns Dems would 'run roughshod' over country by changing Senate rules

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned on Tuesday that if the Democrats win the Senate in November that they will change the rules of the chamber so that they can "run roughshod over the country" -- stark comments that came on the same day multiple Republican senators opined on protecting Senate norms.

Congress September 15, 2020

Bipartisan lawmakers offer coronavirus relief solution in effort to break logjam

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers Tuesday unveiled a compromise coronavirus package that worked out some of the thorniest divisions between Democrats and Republicans in an effort to jump- start relief to Americans still reeling from the health and economic crisis. 

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash September 10, 2020

McConnell rips Dems after coronavirus relief measure blocked: 'What part of this bill are they opposed to?'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats Thursday of choosing to "play games" with coronavirus relief after a Republican measure failed to clear a procedural hurdle in the Senate, effectively killing the legislation that GOP leadership touted as a vital economic lifeline.

Coronavirus September 10, 2020

McConnell accuses Dems of wanting to block relief until after election: 'Their goal is clear'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats of refusing to pass legislation to provide additional federal funding in response to the coronavirus pandemic before November's election.

Coronavirus September 10, 2020

Senate fails to advance 'targeted' $300B coronavirus bill; relief in limbo

Republicans' $300 billion coronavirus relief legislation failed to clear a procedural hurdle Thursday in the Senate, effectively killing the legislation that GOP leadership touted as an important economic lifeline and Democrats decried as a purely partisan and paltry effort.