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By Nicole LaFond
09.21.20 | 12:46 pm

President Trump wasted no time declaring when his SCOTUS nomination announcement will be because the Senate majority leader wasted no time — literally no time, maybe minutes after the late justice’s death broke news Friday night — to declare he’d bring him or her to the Senate floor.

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UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,” in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool) UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,” in Rayburn House Office Building on Monday, August 24, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool)
AOC Urges Dems To Use ‘Every Procedural Tool Available’ To Rescue RBG’s Seat From McConnell
By Cristina Cabrera
09.21.20 | 8:35 am
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By David Taintor
09.20.20 | 12:21 pm
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By Jonathan J. Cooper
09.20.20 | 8:14 am
President Donald Trump wraps up his speech at a campaign rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump wraps up his speech at a campaign rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Fayetteville, N.C.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Trump Pledges To Nominate A Woman Next Week To Fill Ginsburg Seat
By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro and STEVE PEOPLES
09.20.20 | 8:12 am
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 - WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Thom Tillis before the hearing. Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh testified in front of the Senate Judiciary committee regarding sexual assault allegations at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Thursday, September 27, 2018. (Pool photo by Erin Schaff for The New York Times) NYTSCOTUS SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 - WASHINGTON, DC: Senator Thom Tillis before the hearing. Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh testified in front of the Senate Judiciary committee regarding sexual assault allegations at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill Thursday, September 27, 2018. (Pool photo by Erin Schaff for The New York Times) NYTSCOTUS
As Trump Prepares for NC Rally, Tillis Backs Call To Fill Ginsburg Seat
By Zoe Richards
09.19.20 | 2:00 pm
Obama Calls Out McConnell’s Sudden Reversal Amid Talk Of Ginsburg Replacement
By Zoe Richards
09.19.20 | 10:58 am
NEW CASTLE, DE - SEPTEMBER 18: Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at New Castle County Airport after a trip to Duluth, Minnesota on September 18, 2020 in New Castle, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) NEW CASTLE, DE - SEPTEMBER 18: Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at New Castle County Airport after a trip to Duluth, Minnesota on September 18, 2020 in New Castle, Delaware. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Biden: No New Supreme Court Nominee Until After The Election
By David Taintor
09.18.20 | 10:06 pm
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