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Amy Coney Barrett vote scheduled for Monday night

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No Democrats are expected to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court Monday evening. The vote is expected 7:00 p.m. Central Time barring any further procedural blockades by Democrat ...

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Amy Coney Barrett’s opening statement

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WASHINGTON – Before Judge Amy Coney Barrett‘s confirmation hearing in the US Senate, she released a copy of her opening statement. Statement: Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: ...

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Associated Press adopts Democrat talking points on ‘court packing’

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Newspapers and other media outlets are being criticized for using the talking points of Democrats in their reporting of the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett. They’re being led by the Associated Press, ...

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Democrats fearful about attacking Barrett’s faith during confirmation

Democrats courting Christian voters are now wary of using faith as a weapon against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, whose confirmation hearings are taking place this week, according to ABC News. ...

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Justices Thomas and Alito criticize Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage

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The opening day of the new Supreme Court session had a few fireworks. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito criticized the decision to turn down a case involving a county clerk who ...

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Sen. Blackburn calls on all women to support Supreme Court nominee

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined other female senators on Wednesday calling on American women to support Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed to the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett will become the fifth woman ...

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President praises Ginsburg as ‘amazing’ woman as focus turns to replacement

President Trump was speaking at a campaign rally Friday night when news broke that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died. Earlier in the evening, before the news broke, Trump had ...

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Sen. Josh Hawley as Supreme Court nominee creates buzz

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley appearing on a list of potential Supreme Court nominees continues to cause buzz across the country. President Donald Trump released the names as health concerns grow over Justice ...

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Pro-life ‘rock stars’ fill list of Supreme Court nominees

President Donald Trump on Sept. 9 released an expanded list of individuals he is considering for the next vacancy on the Supreme Court. Court watchers and pro-life leaders say the list includes ...

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Supreme Court OK’s taxpayer credits for religious schools

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Montana’s decision to exclude religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The decision was a huge win ...

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Supreme Court ruling a big defeat for open border proponents

Open border proponents were given a setback this morning as the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government may deport illegal aliens quickly and with only limited judicial review. The ruling also ...

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Mexican family loses Supreme Court case over damages in border death

The Obama and Trump administrations both agreed that a U.S. border agent should not be held liable for the death of a young Mexican killed along the border. The Supreme Court also agreed ...

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Several key religious cases are on Supreme Court docket

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Although the president and Congress seem to dominate the news, in the background the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing several key cases this fall.  The high court will reconvene October 7 with ...

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Justice Ginsburg treated for malignant cancer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy after a cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas, the court announced on Aug. 23. Ginsburg had a routine blood test in early July, which uncovered ...

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Washington Post blasted for story placement

The Washington Post sparked outrage Tuesday after publishing an article about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh returning to coach his daughter’s basketball team under its “public safety” category. While the article barely mentions ...

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Ginsburg falls and is admitted to hospital

Venerable U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized after a serious fall in her office. The court made the announcement Thursday morning (Nov. 8). The 85-year-old liberal justice fell Wednesday night ...

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Kavanaugh already making history on the Supreme Court

It wasn’t the Supreme Court’s first female justice, nor the second nor the third. It has taken a man and a Republican – newly sworn in Justice Brett Kavanaugh – to make ...

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Witness tampering? Ford’s “witness” pressured to change her story

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As details trickle out about the FBI investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, evidence has emerged of witness tampering. Leland Keyser, a longtime friend of Christine Blasey Ford’s, reportedly told the FBI that ...

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Senators reviewing FBI files. “No Corroboration” of Ford’s claims

Senators are reviewing an FBI report into sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. First reports from Senators that have looked at it say the FBI has found zero evidence that would ...

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If FBI can’t corroborate allegations, 60% want Kavanaugh confirmed; 69% say proceedings a “national disgrace”

A recent poll found that 60 percent of Americans want nominee Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) if the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismisses the sexual misconduct ...

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AP reports Kavanaugh accuser’s history of deceit and lawsuits

The Associated Press is reporting that Julie Swetnick, one of the women who has publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of allowing gang rape, has an extensive history of involvement in ...

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Kavanaugh, accuser to testify today

After a third accuser came forward yesterday to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, the judge said he doesn’t know who she is, and that the new allegations are from the ‘Twilight ...

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Niece of MLK Jr. pens defense of Judge Kavanaugh

Congressional Opponents and some of their allies in the media have adopted an unprecedented standard of guilty until proven innocent to use thin and unsubstantiated claims to smear Supreme Court nominee Judge ...

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Democrats finally agree to meet Supreme Court nominee

For the first time since his nomination, Democrats have agreed to finally sit down and meet Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) became the first Senate Democrat to meet ...

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