The hearings on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett are expected to last four days. President Trump wants a final vote in the Senate before the election.
Roughly 2.5 million citizens of the approximately 5 million people expected to vote this fall have requested to vote by mail, according to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
If confirmed, the 48-year-old judge will solidify the court's conservative majority. Barrett said her judicial philosophy reflects that of her mentor, conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.
President Trump's move to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court has triggered a fight for the direction of the country with just weeks to go until Election Day.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bob Casey, Jr., a Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, about President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court and how his party will approach the confirmation process.
NBC News posted video of the judge leaving her home in South Bend, Ind., with her husband and children, all dressed in formal attire Saturday. She is expected to be nominated to the Supreme Court.
In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol as President Trump prepares to announce his pick to replace her on the Supreme Court.
A pending announcement of a nominee to the Supreme Court, the GOP push for a swift confirmation, and the president refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power.