Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a … Content Responsibility   |   Pool Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI |, Sen. John Cornyn (L), R-Texas, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., participate in the third day of hearings. finds 45 children, U.S. adds 67K COVID-19 cases as dramatic spike over past week grows, Biden in Pennsylvania says Trump has 'flown the white flag' with COVID-19, Supreme Court rejects request to extend Wisconsin mail-in voting deadline, This week in the National Football League. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, Barrett delivers her opening remarks on October 12. Pool Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI |, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., who is running for vice president, speaks via video during Monday's hearing as Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens. Republicans are hoping the Senate will vote to confirm Barrett before the Nov. 3 election, and they have the votes to do so. Pool Photo by Greg Nash/UPI |, The hearings are expected to last four days. Just four years ago, Republicans in the Senate refused to consider President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the high court after Scalia died a full nine months before a presidential election. Senate Democrats on Friday tried to slow down Barrett's confirmation process with some procedural maneuvers, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer forcing all senators for a "live quorum call," a roll call where every senator has to declare they are present. PDF Help   |   Pool Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI |, Barrett smiles as she answers questions. Your visit to the historic U.S. Capitol begins as you enter the Capitol Visitor Center. While saying she wasn’t calling for the court to be more aggressive in overturning its precedents, she declined to include cases involving access to abortion and contraception rights among “super-precedents,” meaning those unthinkable to overturn.

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"I love the Constitution and the democratic republic that it establishes and I will devote myself to preserving it. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI |, Demonstrators rally in front of the Supreme Court in support of Barrett's nomination. Pool Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI |, Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., delivers remarks during the confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to the Supreme Court last month, shortly after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon. What happens if the president doesn't accept the election results? The costumes are a reference to the Hulu adaptation of the Margaret Atwood novel, which depicts a world in which women are stripped of their rights. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, wasn’t present for the vote. Pool Photo by Hannah McKay/UPI |, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, takes a cellphone photo of the empty Democratic senators' seats. Ohio trafficking sting nabs nearly 200 suspects. The vice president’s office said he intends to maintain his travel schedule, which includes several campaign events across the country. Following a September ceremony in the Rose Garden announcing Barrett's confirmation, dozens of attendees, including Trump, tested positive for COVID-19. “He has been clear.”. In his speech on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised Barrett as an "exceptional nominee," and argued that "every escalation has been initiated from the other side." The 48-year-old judge’s confirmation will likely shift the balance of the Supreme Court for a generation. Pool Photo by Susan Walsh/UPI |, Barrett and Pence walk up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital based in Washington, D.C. Be in the know. Dow drops 222 points as U.S. COVID-19 cases rise, Caterpillar stock falls. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI |, From left to right, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, Barrett, Vice President Mike Pence and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows escort Barrett to the Senate for meetings. Pence had said he would travel to the Capitol to preside over the confirmation vote on Monday night, but it’s unclear if his plans have changed. Barrett was confirmed to her current position on the Seventh Circuit on a 55-43 vote, with a handful of Democrats crossing party lines to support her nomination. Ahead of the vote, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer described Monday as "one of the darkest days in the 231-year history of the United States Senate.". First published on October 23, 2020 / 12:05 PM. The group was demonstrating against her nomination. Barrett's confirmation would give conservatives a strong 6-3 majority on the court. Monday's vote exceeded the simple majority needed to confirm Barrett, with just Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a race for re-election, following through on her declaration that she would join Democrats and vote "no" on Barrett's confirmation. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, a senior Democrat on the committee, accused Republicans of engaging in an “outrageous power grab” by moving Barrett onto the court while voters are picking the next president.