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The Latest Positions of Key Senators on Ginsburg’s Replacement The Latest Positions of Key Senators on Ginsburg’s Replacement
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It was nearly impossible on Saturday to separate the tributes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from the immediate political jockeying over whether Republicans will force through a nomination with just 45 days until the election, after refusing to do so for months after Justice Antonin Scalia died in 2016.It was nearly impossible on Saturday to separate the tributes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from the immediate political jockeying over whether Republicans will force through a nomination with just 45 days until the election, after refusing to do so for months after Justice Antonin Scalia died in 2016.
With Republicans maintaining a 53-to-47 majority in the U.S. Senate, and using Vice President Mike Pence as a tiebreaker, President Trump has room to lose a few Republicans and still confirm a potential nominee.
Here’s how the key players in the Senate have indicated they would move on the vacancy on the Supreme Court:Here’s how the key players in the Senate have indicated they would move on the vacancy on the Supreme Court:
Derrick Bryson Taylor contributed reporting.Derrick Bryson Taylor contributed reporting.