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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

Amy Coney Barrett says she wasn’t asked to rule any which way on Obamacare

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., prepares for the start of his debate with Democratic candidate Amy McGrath in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Michael Clubb, The Kentucky Kernel via AP Pool)

McConnell, McGrath spar over federal response to coronavirus

By Bruce Schreiner and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, standing right, talks to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., as Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sits below, before a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Takeaways: Coronavirus at center of Supreme Court hearings

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the Supreme Court to honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Elizabeth Warren slams ‘absurd,’ ‘sham’ Barrett hearing: GOP handing ‘courts over to extremists’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday

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With two bandages on his hand, President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around?

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Court packing part of Joe Biden Democratic Party platform

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hearings before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Monday, Oct. 12, for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool, File)

Kamala Harris blasts Senate GOP for ignoring coronavirus safety, relief

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s shaky claims on virus, Dem misfires

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., center, holds a photo of one of his constituents as he and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, following the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Joining Whitehouse are, from left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Amy Coney Barrett hearing turned in Obamacare referendum

By Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump: Senate Democrats make ‘self serving statements’ at Supreme Court hearing

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 1, 2020, photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., at the Capitol in Washington. Confirmation hearings begin Monday for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed, the 48-year-old appeals court judge would fill the seat of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Barrett vows fair approach as justice, Democrats skeptical

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, to examine the FBI &quot;Crossfire Hurricane&quot; investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Graham, once a biting critic of President Donald Trump, the three-term South Carolina Republican on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, opens the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, just three weeks before Election Day. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Graham’s last stand? Senator leads Barrett court hearings

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Dianne Feinstein tells Amy Coney Barrett to clarify her stance on the Affordable Care Act

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

American Bar Association rates Amy Coney Barrett ‘well qualified’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

If Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's Christian faith is questioned by Democrats during her confirmation hearings, the White House says there will be voter backlash in Midwestern states. (Associated Press)

White House warns Democrats against attacking Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic faith

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)

Liberal activists, Planned Parenthood to march on Supreme Court ahead of Amy Coney Barrett hearing

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, at the Capitol in Washington. Hearings before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Monday, Oct. 12, for Barrett. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP, File)

Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

By MARK SHERMAN, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and MIKE BALSAMO - Associated Press