McConnell: Senate will take up Barrett nomination on October 23

The Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Barrett's nomination on October 22.

• Oct 16, 2020

Senators Blunt and Murphy on Barrett's confirmation hearing

This week on "The Takeout," Senators Roy Blunt and Chris Murphy talked with host Major Garrett about Barrett's hearing and what her confirmation will mean to the Supreme Court.

• Oct 16, 2020

Attorney on case against Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case of California v. Texas in November, in which opponents are seeking to strike down the Affordable Care Act. The 2010 law has helped millions of Americans obtain health care coverage. Rob Henneke, general counsel for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, which is part of the lawsuit, joined CBSN's "Red and Blue" to explain their case.

• Oct 15, 2020
• 7:21

Judiciary Committee sets date for vote on Barrett confirmation

Republicans have the votes to send her confirmation to the full Senate for a vote, although Democrats on the committee are expected to delay the vote until next week.

• Oct 15, 2020

These are the abortion cases nearing the Supreme Court

Anti-abortion rights advocates have spent years passing laws aimed at reversing Roe v. Wade. Now, they're closer than ever.

• Oct 15, 2020

Ex-clerk on working for Supreme Court nominee

Two of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett's former law clerks wrote an opinion piece for USA Today about who Barrett is as a co-worker and a mentor. In it, they wrote the qualities that "make her an excellent judge" are the same qualities they claim will make her a "distinguished Supreme Court Justice." One of those clerks, Pardis Gheibi, who worked with Barrett during her time on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Oct 15, 2020
• 9:11

Barrett grilled at Supreme Court hearing

Judge Amy Coney Barrett seems to be on her way to becoming Justice Barrett after three days of confirmation hearings. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Oct 15, 2020
• 2:53

"I assure you I have my own mind": Democrats grill Amy Coney Barrett in hearings

Barrett has refused to indicate how she might judge cases that come before the high court.

• Oct 15, 2020

Senate finishes day 3 of confirmation hearings

After three days of confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett finished taking questions from Senators on Wednesday. Los Angeles Times congressional reporter Jennifer Haberkorn, and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Oct 14, 2020
• 11:30

Judge Barrett grilled on health care, election issues

During Day 3 of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett declined to weigh in on everything from the constitutionality of Medicare to the validity of mail-in voting. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Oct 14, 2020
• 1:58

Breaking down the Amy Coney Barrett hearings

CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford on the strategy and impact of the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

• Oct 14, 2020
• 3:22

Barrett pressed on issues facing court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett was pressed on how she would rule on a variety of issues she is likely to face if confirmed to the Supreme Court during the second dayt of her confirmation hearing. CBSN legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe and Wall Street Journal Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Oct 13, 2020
• 12:03

SCOTUS nominee grilled on key issues

On the second day of her confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett insisted she didn't have any agenda against key issues like health care or abortion. Democratic Senators are expected to continue their intensive questioning Wednesday. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Oct 14, 2020
• 3:54

"I have no agenda": Amy Coney Barrett refuses to speculate on political issues

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee tried to push the Supreme Court nominee during her first day of questioning on hot-button issues.

• Oct 14, 2020

10/13: Red and Blue

Day 2 of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing; The fight to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

• Oct 13, 2020
• 52:45

Judge Barrett evades policy questions in hearing

On the second day of confirmation hearings for the president's Supreme Court nominee, Democrats accused Judge Amy Coney Barrett of being evasive on some of her past positions. Nancy Cordes has the latest.

• Oct 13, 2020
• 3:50

Analyzing Barrett's 1st round of questioning

During a break in the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and legal contributor Rebecca Riophe joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the most significant moments of her testimony so far.

• Oct 13, 2020
• 16:11

Barrett won't say if Roe decision was wrong

Under questioning by Senator Dianne Feinstein on the second day of her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett declined to say whether the landmark 1973 abortion case Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided. "I can't pre-commit or say I'm going in with some agenda, because I'm not," Barrett said. "What I will commit is that I will obey all the rules of stare decisis." Watch her remarks.

• Oct 13, 2020
• 6:40

Senate to question Amy Coney Barrett

Senators on Tuesday begin round one of questioning Judge Amy Coney Barrett in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. The day before, Democrats made it clear they plan to focus on the millions of Americans who would lose health coverage if a more conservative Supreme Court overturns Obamacare. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Oct 13, 2020
• 3:29

Senate wraps day 1 of Supreme Court hearings

Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee delivered their opening arguments Monday as the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett began. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Oct 12, 2020
• 10:31

10/12/20: Red and Blue

Day 1 of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing; Pres. Trump push to win over Florida seniors

• Oct 12, 2020
• 48:28

Day 1 of Amy Coney Barrett hearings

In the first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats sought to frame their opposition by focusing on the legal threat to the Affordable Care Act. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and Politico White House correspondent Tina Nguyen spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about what's at stake for each side in this confirmation battle.

• Oct 12, 2020
• 17:21

Confirmation hearings for SCOTUS nominee begin

On Monday, confirmation hearings for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett began. Republicans tried to preemptively shut down any discussion of Barrett's faith, while Democrats focused mainly on the future of the Affordable Care Act. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Oct 12, 2020
• 2:26

Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement

Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke about her family, her education, and the lessons she learned from clerking for Justice Antonin Scalia, on the first day of her Senate confirmation hearings for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Watch her full remarks.

• Oct 12, 2020
• 12:02

Harris: Rights at stake in Barrett nomination

At confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Senator Kamala Harris accused her Republican colleagues of attempting to "jam through" approval before Election Day, and warned that the Affordable Care Act and numerous rights Americans rely on are at risk. Watch her full opening statement.

• Oct 12, 2020
• 10:05

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