Amy Coney Barrett supreme court nomination hearings begin in Washington – live

Supreme court hearing sets stage for partisan clashBarrett was member of anti-abortion group that promoted clinic criticized for misleading womenBarrett to say she will judge cases on law not personal viewsSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.54pm BST Members of the Senate judiciary committee continue to deliver their opening statements for Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination hearings.The blog will be watching the hearing while keeping an eye on the other pressing issues of the day because Barrett is not expected to speak until later this afternoon..@LeaderHoyer announces the House won’t hold any votes this week on COVID-19 aid as talks continue between Pelosi and Mnuchin. pic.twitter.com/LdDxeWenu9 2.44pm BST Patrick Leahy, a Democrat of Vermont, focused his opening statement on denouncing Republicans’ flip-flop on holding supreme court hearings in election years.When Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell refused to even consider Barack Obama’s nominee to fill the supreme court seat.Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC: “This is an election year…Justice Ginsburg, when asked about this several years ago, said that a president serves for four years, not three. There’s nothing unconstitutional about this process…the Senate is doing its duty constitutionally.”#SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/98nGPinI6E Continue reading…
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