Democrats And Republicans Prepare For Battle Over Supreme Court Vacancy

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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As Washington mourns the tragic passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg this past week, Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for the battle to come over filling this Supreme Court vacancy. Editor and CEO of The Dispatch, Stephen Hayes, joins The Fox News Rundown to discuss Republican leadership's goal to push a Supreme Court nomination through the Senate, the impact of President Trump's intentions to nominate a female judge, the options Joe Biden and the Democrats have for this contingency and how the Supreme Court vacancy will influence both the presidential and congressional elections in November. The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus unveiled its $1.5 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill last week in hopes to bring both Republican and Democratic leadership back to the negotiating table following last week's rejection of the Senate Republicans' COVID-19 proposal. Jared Halpern spoke to three members of the caucus, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) and Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) about what's included in the common ground proposal, how it will impact the deficit and if they are satisfied with the overall negotiations between their party's leadership. Plus, commentary by Former Director of the CDC, Dr. Tom Frieden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.6	I'm Ainslie your heart, and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:19.6	Monday, September 21st, 2020, I'm Jackie Heinrich. With 43 days until the election,
0:28.6	President Trump has indicated he intends to fill the recent Supreme Court vacancy, stirring up strong opposition
0:35.1	from congressional Democrats.
0:36.7	That fight is something I think that the Trump campaign almost relishes because they see it as potentially advantageous heading into November 3rd.
0:46.0	I'm Jared Halper, with negotiations stalled on a coronavirus relief bill, a bipartisan group known as the Problem Solvers Caucus has pitched a proposal they say will bridge the political divide.
0:59.0	We had to figure out as you know where do you get Democrats and Republicans to come together?
1:03.9	And we were able to do that by shortening the time frame
1:08.3	and focusing more on the issues and less on the top line number. And I'm Dr. Tom Frieden.
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1:18.0	The looming confirmation battle for President Trump's third Supreme Court
1:26.1	nominee, whomever that might be, has touched off yet another flashpoint in the
1:30.5	2020 election, mere hours after the passing of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday,
1:37.0	Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed President Trump's nominee will receive a vote on the Senate floor, prompting hysteria and claims of
1:44.5	hypocrisy from Democrats who now face the prospect of a conservative 6-3
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