This partisan brawl over a Supreme Court nominee will only further inflame an already polarized Senate, which could leave a long-lasting mark on the institution
Buckle up, because it’s about to get wild — and ugly — on Capitol Hill. The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Donald Trump’s push to fill the seat ASAP has teed up one of the most ferocious and consequential confirmation battles in the Senate’s history, which is landing in the middle of the election season and amidst a global health pandemic.
Lamar Alexander, an institutionalist; Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a top Trump ally who is up for reelection; Sen. Rob Portman , a moderate; and Sens. Thom Tillis and Martha McSally, who are both in tough races.Sen. Mitt Romney, who voted to convict the president during the impeachment trial and who has no loyalty to Trump; Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chaired the Judiciary Committee when Obama appointed Merrick Garland; and Sen.
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