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Hearings Behind Them, Republicans Close In on Barrett Confirmation

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee business meeting in Washington, Oct. 15, 2020, on the fourth day of the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's Nominee for Supreme Court. Democrats are moving to shut down the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination in protest of Republicans’ decision to schedule an Oct. 22 vote on it over their objections. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)