Barrett’s silence was Democrats’ weapon of choice on Tuesday as they anticipated her non-answers to heated political questions.
Senate Democrats have sought to box Judge Amy Coney Barrett into unpopular positions and tie her to heated national political debates during hearings to consider her nomination to the Supreme Court, underscoring the seeming inevitability of her confirmation.... [+]
Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2020. - President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faces a sharply divided Senate October 13, 2020 for her first question-and-answer session, with Republicans praising her faith and qualifications and Democrats set to bombard her over healthcare. During his questioning Tuesday, Sen.
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