Some in Trump’s orbit worry that a pre-election confirmation of a conservative replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will energize the left in key battleground states.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped those excluded by the legal system
The Supreme Court needs that view, and presidents should look beyond prosecutors and executive-branch lawyers for nominees.
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Explainer: What’s next with the Supreme Court vacancy?
Republican efforts to fill Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat after her death are likely to move swiftly this coming week
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Conservative appeals court judge emerges as favorite to be Trump’s nominee
The president met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was a strong contender for the Supreme Court seat that eventually went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
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Donald Trump attacks Susan Collins over Supreme Court nomination timeline
Speaking on Fox News on Monday morning, the president said Maine’s Republican senator is “very badly hurt,” by suggesting whomever wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 should decide on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement
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Hundreds gather to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Portland vigil
At Monument Square, they vow to fight against a quick replacement for the late Supreme Court justice.
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Vigils for Ginsburg planned across Maine
Events aimed at remembering the late Supreme Court justice are planned Sunday for Portland, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
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Susan Collins opposes replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg before November
Maine’s senior senator says the Senate may begin the process of reviewing President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but a vote shouldn’t take place before the election.
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How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death could reshape the presidential campaign
A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice.
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Trump tells senate to vote “without delay” on his high court pick
President Donald Trump is urging the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election.