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Enough GOP senators have fallen in line behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to confirm a Supreme Court nominee from President Donald Trump before the election.Just two Republicans—Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), some of the Senate's most vulnerable members—oppose the upper chamber filling the vacancy left by…

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday would not promise a vote on President Donald Trump's nomination to the Supreme Court before the election.McConnell said he would wait for the person to come out of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings and then set the date for the vote on the Senate…

By Stephanie LevitzThe Canadian PressTue., Sept. 22, 2020timer3 min. readupdateArticle was updated 1 day agoOTTAWA—Independent senators are renewing their calls for the Liberal government to move forward with legislation to officially change how the Senate functions. The majority of senators are no longer affiliated with a political party, but the…

All politics are local, Senate Republicans’ environmental politics included.In the South, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., favors a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. In the West, Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., highlight their work on a new law that permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a federal pool of…

Within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death Friday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that President Trump’s nominee would get a vote. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) put out a statement as well. “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their…

Jeff Flake, who represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019, urged his former GOP colleagues to follow the precedent they set in 2016 and not confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court until after whichever candidate wins the November election puts forward a nominee.Supreme Court Justice…

With President Trump planning to nominate his third Supreme Court justice nominee this week, key Republican senators are indicating their stance on replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with less than 50 days until Election Day.The state of play: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has vowed that "Trump's…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators weighing what to do about the vacancy on the Supreme Court are facing questions about their own past comments amid complaints by Democrats that their views have shifted with changing political reality.President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the GOP-run Senate to consider “without delay” his…

Ellen Pompeo Wanted to Quit "Grey's Anatomy" Many TimesThe Grey's Anatomy void will soon be over! Less than a month after Ellen Pompeo put her scrubs back on to kick off production for season 17 of Grey's Anatomy, ABC revealed the premiere date for the hospital drama. The show will…

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) went into quarantine Thursday after being exposed to a person with COVID-19.Johnson tested negative for the virus on Wednesday, but due to a potential 14-day incubation period will remain in quarantine until the end of September. The senator called off plans to accompany President Donald…