Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made progress Monday consolidating Republican support for a vote on President Donald Trump's expected Supreme Court nomination.
Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, who Democrats had hoped might side with their objections, instead said he was good with moving forward on President Donald Trump's expected nomination.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the chamber to speak about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 21, 2020. McConnell can afford to lose only three of his conference members and still keep a Trump nominee on track to a final confirmation vote. Currently, there are two -- Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine -- who say theyTrump has said he plans to name a nominee by week's end and wants to have his replacement confirmed by Nov. 3.
Senator Mitt Romney speaks during the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting on Capitol Hill, Sept. 16, 2020. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington, March 5, 2020.
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Ex-GOP Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says next president should fill SCOTUS vacancy'Preserving the institution of the Senate should be paramount to any political gain,' Flake tweeted.
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Key GOP senator comes out against pre-election SCOTUS voteSens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have so far said they would not vote for a Supreme Court nominee ahead of the election.
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Biden implores Senate GOP to wait on Ginsburg vacancy until after election: ‘Don’t go there’Speaking from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, former Vice President Joe Biden made a direct appeal to members of the Republican-controlled Senate not to fill the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court created in the wake of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until voters make their choice
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Biden implores Senate GOP to wait on Ginsburg vacancy until after election: ‘Don’t go there’Joe Biden said Sunday he won’t release a SCOTUS shortlist ahead of 2020. He adds that his “first choice for the Supreme Court will make history as the first African American woman justice, but I will consult with senators of both parties about that name.”
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