Amy Coney Barrett: Who is Trump's top Supreme Court pick?

Amy Coney Barrett is hailed by religious conservatives and others on the right as an ideological heir to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Liberals say Barrett’s legal views are too influenced by her Catholic beliefs and fear she could seek to scale back abortion rights.

Toomey supports Senate voting on Trump high court nominee

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate considering President Donald Trump's forthcoming nominee to the Supreme Court right away.

GOP has votes to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick by Nov. 3, Lindsey Graham says

Republicans have the votes to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick before the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to the Senate Judiciary chairman who will shepherd the nomination through the chamber.

Census Bureau did not order shortening 2020 US resident count, report says

The report by the Office of Inspector General says some agency officials suspect it was made by the White House or the Department of Commerce.

Justice Ginsburg's death ignites another partisan fight

The political battle is being quickly joined over replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.

Justice Ginsburg's death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November

If Trump is able to install his nominee in that seat, both sides agree there’s a better chance than ever that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 decision established a nationwide right to abortion — could be overturned or gutted.

Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through nominee to replace late Justice Ginsburg

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Republican effort to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an “abuse of power.”

Protesters gather outside Mitch McConnell’s home amid pushes to fill late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home Saturday amid pushes to quickly fill the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.

Time magazine to feature Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on commemorative cover in special October issue

Time magazine will feature the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on its commemorative cover for the October double issue presenting the 2020 Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people.

Republican Susan Collins says she opposes voting on SCOTUS nominee before election

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced on Saturday that she thinks Republicans should wait until after the 2020 elections to vote on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement -- saying she believed it was out of "fairness to the American people."

Ginsburg's death draws big surge of donations to Democrats

Democrats raised more than $31 million in the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, demonstrating how the liberal icon's passing and the contentious nomination fight that lies ahead have already galvanized the party's base.

Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on his SCOTUS pick

The White House was making preparations to select a nominee for the seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Flowers, homemade signs by high court in Ginsburg tribute

Hours earlier, hundreds of people had turned out after hearing of Ginsburg's death. They wept and sang in a candlelight vigil, packing the high court’s steps.

How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign

With Election Day just over six weeks away, both parties were largely unified in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women's rights.

Which president has selected the most Supreme Court justices?

Here are the presidents who have had the most justice appointees sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.