Senate votes to advance Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation

Senate votes to advance Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation
Judge Amy Coney Barrett (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Senate Republicans have voted overwhelmingly to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett towards final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election.

Her confirmation on Monday was hardly in doubt, with the majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump’s pick.

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