Giuseppe Sandro Mela.
2020-09-23.
«Mitch McConnell says he does plan to vote on Trump’s nominee»
«President Donald Trump is expected to put forth a nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court in the coming days, multiple sources close to the president and with direct knowledge of the situation»
«The sources describe the list of potential nominees as very short and including at least one woman. U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett is seen as a leading contender»
«Sources added that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already been in touch with members of the Republican caucus after news of Ginsburg’s passing was announced»
«The Senate needs just a simple majority to confirm a nominee, with Republicans currently holding 53 seats»
«Since the 1880s, no Senate has confirmed an opposite-party president’s Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year»