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GOP Vows to Push Through SCOTUS Hearings as 3 Senators Test Positive for COVID-19

HeadlineOct 05, 2020

On Saturday, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin became the third Republican senator in recent days to announce he tested positive for COVID-19 after he had contact with an infected person earlier in the week. Despite this, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to move forward with Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Trump nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on October 12. Democrats have said virtual confirmation hearings would not be acceptable and are calling for a postponement.

In related news, the president of the University of Notre Dame, who attended Barrett’s nomination ceremony at the White House Rose Garden, announced Friday he tested positive for COVID-19. Barrett was previously a law professor at Notre Dame.

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