LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a victory lap Wednesday for shepherding Amy Coney Barrett onto the U.S. Supreme Court, while his Democratic challenger questioned his priorities. Amy McGrath said the Republican should have done more to deliver more coronavirus aid to hurting Kentuckians. She called it...
US to Get 9th Justice With Dems Powerless to Block Barrett
WASHINGTON — A divided Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the country a ninth justice Monday as Republicans overpower Democratic opposition to secure President Donald Trump’s nominee the week before Election Day. Democratic leaders asked Vice President Mike Pence to stay away from...
Dems Boycott as Senate Panel Advances Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump's pick on track for confirmation before Election Day. Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP's rush to install Trump's nominee...
Senate Judiciary Sets Oct. 22 Vote on Barrett’s Nomination
WASHINGTON — With a vote date set, the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday debated the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court, Democrats objecting to Republicans' rush to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov. 3 election. The committee set an Oct. 22 vote to recommend Barrett’s...
Called ‘Unashamedly Pro-Life,’ Barrett Faces Senators Anew
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings Wednesday, called “unashamedly pro-life” by her Republican Senate champion with Democrats running out of time to stop her quick confirmation. Senators are trying to dig deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion,...
Health Care Is Focus as Barrett Supreme Court Hearing Opens
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats branded Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett a threat to Americans' health care during the coronavirus pandemic Monday at the start of a fast-tracked hearing that Republicans are confident will end with Barrett's confirmation to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Election Day. In a competing effort to approvingly...
Will Judge Amy Coney Barrett Be a Solid Conservative Vote? ‘There’s No Guarantee’ Says Law College Alum.
When it comes to serving on the highest court in the land, nothing is guaranteed until it's in writing. GV Wire℠ spoke with Fresno attorney Mark King, an alum of the San Joaquin College of Law to gain his perspective. King says history indicates that a Supreme Court justice's personal...
Court Pick Barrett Visits Senate Ahead of Confirmation Fight
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, is on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a day of meetings with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other pivotal Republican senators in preparation for her fast-track confirmation before the Nov. 3 election. Joined by Vice President Mike Pence,...
SCOTUS Pick: Partisanship Worries Former U.S. Judge in Fresno. Kids “Being Brought Up to Hate America.”
Former federal judge Oliver Wanger of Fresno says he's worried about the partisanship taking over the country. "You can almost say you could see a civil war," Wanger tells GV Wire℠ by phone. The former U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California is now a partner in the Fresno law...