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Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Amy McGrath, speaks to a man in Jefferson Square, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. McGrath called for fundamental change to combat &quot;systemic racism&quot; as the Senate candidate met Thursday with some of the Kentucky protesters seething over a grand jury's decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. (AP Photo/Claire Galofaro)

McGrath requests COVID tests ahead of debate with McConnell

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in this file photo. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Amy Coney Barrett’s speeches to Christian fellowship program to undergo new scrutiny

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Illustration on the upcoming Barrett hearings by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Amy Coney Barrett hearing promises bigoted “Handmaid” harridans cheering on Democrats

By Robert Knight

Maryland Senate Republicans leaders won’t seek re-election

Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Senate Democrats target Judge Amy Coney Barrett over abortion issue

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)

EDITORIAL: Democrats play stalling games to thwart the confirmation of Judge Barrett

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. prepares to debate Democratic challenger Mark Kelly at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix, Ariz., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

Republicans see ‘grim’ Senate map and edge away from Trump

By LAURIE KELLMAN and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Longtime New York Senate GOP leader Joseph Bruno dies at 91

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Conservative judicial group adds 15 staffers for Amy Coney Barrett confirmation push

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Republicans have spent $542K to challenge Whitmer’s orders

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in this file photo. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Democrats ask if more material omitted from Barrett response

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Volunteers distribute food to recipients at the Giving Hope Food Pantry during a food giveaway, which was organized by City Councilmember Cindi Nguyen, in New Orleans, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The effort is to assist people who have lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Louisiana senators grapple with unemployment fund bankruptcy

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., listens as Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ron Johnson, COVID-positive senator, says he’ll wear ‘moon suit’ to vote for Supreme Court nominee

By Lisa Mascaro - Associated Press

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in this file photo. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Infected senator vows ‘moon suit’ to vote Trump’s court pick

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., meets with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, POOL)

McConnell, Graham set virtual Supreme Court confirmation hearings for next week

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Marquita Bradshaw, environmental justice chair of the Sierra Club Chickasaw Group, speaks July 7, 2020, during a news conference in front of City Hall in downtown Memphis, Tenn. Bradshaw scored an upset win over former Army helicopter pilot James Mackler in the Tennessee Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, and will face former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty in the November election. (Max Gersh/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Sole scheduled debate for Tennessee Senate seat called off

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., speaks during a ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Toomey will not seek reelection in 2022, according to a person with direct knowledge of Toomey's plans, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Patrick Toomey to give up seat in 2022, won’t run for governor, either

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on jurists, faith and the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats think Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic beliefs make her unfit for Supreme Court

By Manuel A. Miranda

Despite the fact that three Republican senators tested positive for coronavirus, including Sen. Mike Lee, the GOP wants to move forward with hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. (Associated Press)

Chuck Schumer calls for delay on Amy Coney Barrett hearings

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Hunter Biden (Associated Press/File)

How Treasury Dept. tracked overseas cash pocketed by Hunter Biden

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times