‘Dark moment for the Senate’: Republicans block consideration of COVID relief to speed up Barrett confirmation

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‘Dark moment for the Senate’: Republicans block consideration of COVID relief to speed up Barrett confirmation

Republicans on Saturday blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt during a rare weekend session to force consideration of a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill as the GOP rushed ahead with its effort to confirm right-wing judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court just before the November election. After a speech decrying the Barrett […]