September 19, 2020 SCOTUS battle prompts threats, calls for arson: 'Burn Congress down' Almost immediately after news of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, some left-leaning Twitter users threatened violence or arson in order to block Republicans from replacing her before the elections.
September 19, 2020 Senate showdown: Lawmakers in spotlight on SCOTUS nominee after RBG's death Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan to vote on a Supreme Court nominee puts swing-state senators in the hot seat ahead of November's election and could galvanize more voters to the polls with control of the Senate up for grabs.
September 19, 2020 Jane Fonda urges Dems to be 'as tough as Mitch McConnell,' block RBG successor Jane Fonda urged Democrats to be "as tough as Mitch McConnell" and not allow Republicans to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat left behind by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Â
September 18, 2020 Biden says the next person elected president should choose Ginsburg’s replacement Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the winner of November's presidential election should be the person to nominate a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday.
September 18, 2020 Brit Hume warns of 'brutal and divisive' confirmation battle over Ruth Bader Ginsburg replacement Senate Republicans should think long and hard about moving forward with confirming a replacement for late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the country deeply divided ahead of the November election, Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ senior political analyst Brit Hume said Friday.
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£ÌÒÊÓÆµ chief political anchor and "Special Report" host Bret Baier told "The Story" Friday.Â
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.Â
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
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.
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.