If Republicans hope to approve Barrett's nomination before voters cast their presidential ballots, the process will have to move quickly as there are only 37 days until Election Day on Nov. 3. WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have battled through a tumultuous political year on Capitol Hill that has included a Senate impeachment trial, a pandemic and the largest aid package in U.S…

The Oct. 12 hearing is one of four that week before the Judiciary Committee, where nominees are grilled on a range of sensitive issues that could be taken up by the high court. A president who doesn't have the Senate … No president has ever said that in our nation's history.”. Circuit Court of Appeals who once clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia, at a White House ceremony on Saturday.Her confirmation, which looks all but certain in the GOP-controlled Senate, would solidify a conservative majority on the high court for the foreseeable future.

In 2016, one quarter of voters who backed Trump said a president’s ability to nominate Supreme Court justices was an important factor in their vote. The Senate's committees include: Phaedra Trethan is a news reporter at the Courier-Post, where she covers politics, immigration, poverty, and more. These meetings, typical in any Supreme Court vetting, will allow senators to both question Barrett on her opinion on issues and give them the chance to get to know the nominee. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has his caucus on board with an effort to disrupt and obstruct Senate Republicans, using a wide range of procedural tools to …

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham said Saturday the hearings would begin Monday, October 12.

The process normally includes the hearings, one-on-one meetings between senators and the nominee, an FBI background examination and document requests.

That would leave the full Republican-led Senate with roughly a week to confirm Barrett in the final days of the presidential campaign. : Talented judge, popular professor brings solid conservative credentials. Affiliation Members Republican Party: 53 Democratic Party: 45 Independent

We also know it's clear in the record in the Senate that between July and November of a presidential election year, there has never been a confirmation of a United States Supreme Court justice.

Congressional Democrats have few options to stop the confirmation process. Next week, she is scheduled to meet one-on-one with members of the Senate. Graham told Fox News he expected to have the nomination cleared out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by October 26, giving McConnell the opportunity to schedule a full vote on the Senate floor just days before the election.

Senators may filibuster, or delay further action by the body, by debating it at length; the only way to end a filibuster is through a motion of cloture, which requires the vote of 60 senators.

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But Trump has also explicitly tied the Supreme Court nomination to election results, suggesting a ninth justice will need to be seated in time for conflicts over votes. Barrett would need a majority of the 100-member Senate – or 51 votes – to be confirmed, More: Then and now: What McConnell, others said about Merrick Garland in 2016 vs. after Ginsburg's death, Contributing: Nicholas Wu and Sarah Elbeshbishi, More: Sen. Lindsey Graham engages in fiery rebuke of Democrats during Kavanaugh testimony, President Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett for a Supreme Court seat, The new nominee acknowledged the moment by paying homage to Ginsburg as "a woman of enormous talent and consequence. In presiding over the Senate, the vice president’s powers are limited by strict rules adopted by the Senate centuries ago.