
Senate takes up Barrett nomination, setting up final vote
The Senate Majority Leader filed cloture for Barrett's nomination on Friday, setting up a final vote on Monday.
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The Senate Majority Leader filed cloture for Barrett's nomination on Friday, setting up a final vote on Monday.
Biden said during Thursday's debate that he would push for a version of Obamacare that includes a public option.
Barrett's nomination was approved by the committee, and will head to the Senate floor Friday.
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have unilaterally advanced the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, in spite of a boycott by Democrats. Harvard Law Professor Alan Jenkins joined CBSN to break down what Barrett's impact could be on the court.
The Supreme Court split 5-3 along ideological lines.
The court split 4-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts taking liberals' side.
The Supreme Court will likely hear the two cases in 2021, though a change in presidential administrations could render the disputes moot.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court next week. Her friend and colleague Nicole Garnett, a law professor at Notre Dame, joined CBSN to discuss what she'd bring to the nation's highest court.
During Senate confirmation hearings on Wednesday, Senator Kamala Harris asked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett about her views on climate change. Barrett called it "very contentious matter of public debate." Watch their exchange.
Barrett said, "I don't think my views on global warming or climate change are relevant to the job I would do as a judge." Many scientists disagree.
This week on "The Takeout," Senators Roy Blunt and Chris Murphy talked with host Major Garrett about Barrett's hearing and what her confirmation will mean to the Supreme Court.
Joe Biden has refused to answer so far on whether he supports adding more justices to the Supreme Court.
The bureau later announced it would accept responses until October 15.
Republicans have the votes to send her confirmation to the full Senate for a vote, although Democrats on the committee are expected to delay the vote until next week.
Anti-abortion rights advocates have spent years passing laws aimed at reversing Roe v. Wade. Now, they're closer than ever.
Barrett has refused to indicate how she might judge cases that come before the high court.
The president is trying to keep his tax records from a grand jury.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee tried to push the Supreme Court nominee during her first day of questioning on hot-button issues.
During a break in the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and legal contributor Rebecca Riophe joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the most significant moments of her testimony so far.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke about her family, her education, and the lessons she learned from clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia, on the first day of her Senate confirmation hearings for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch her full remarks.
At confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Senator Kamala Harris accused her Republican colleagues of attempting to "jam through" approval before Election Day, and warned that the Affordable Care Act and numerous rights Americans rely on are at risk. Watch her full opening statement.
In her opening statement at Monday's confirmation hearing, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, accused Republicans of trying to rush through Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation so she could rule on a case that threatens to kill the Affordable Care Act. Watch his remarks.
The high court declined to revive the case after the federal appeals court in D.C. ruled the Democratic lawmakers lack the legal standing to bring the case.
"I'm not a fan of court packing, but I don't want to get off on that whole issue. I want to keep focused," Biden said.
Barrett will likely be voted out of the Committee on October 22, setting up a vote on the full floor shortly before Election Day.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
Scientists hope genetically modified mice will curb the spread of Lyme disease. They headed to Nantucket — home to a large population of the mice, ticks and deer spreading Lyme — to pitch their idea.
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the French president pushed back on criticism for recognizing a Palestinian state.
Ukraine's leader to push for "robust action" against Russia at U.N. gathering, as America's NATO partners accuse Putin of dangerous incursions, and lies.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.
One person is dead and several people were wounded during a shooting Saturday night at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Gabrielle formed on Wednesday over the central Atlantic Ocean and became a hurricane on Sunday. It's the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.