Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begins confirmation hearings
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett looks at her notes during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks remotely during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., center, holds a photo of one of his constituents as he and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington following the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., center, and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, right, hold photos of their constituents as they and other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington following the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Democrats speak after a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's husband Jesse Barrett watches as she speaks during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., speaks via video conference during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., wears a pin in the likeness of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., wears a face mask as he departs a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., center, leaves her office, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Monday, Harris testified remotely from her office during Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee because of the pandemic.