Trump Urges Decision on Supreme Court Pick ‘Without Delay’

Trump Urges Decision on Supreme Court Pick ‘Without Delay’<div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/8b0c0055218e54e9ef5e0ea063c67e035077e395" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/8b0c0055218e54e9ef5e0ea063c67e035077e395" data-orgin-width="772" data-origin-height="514"></div>Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her Supreme Court chambers in Washington in 2014PHOTO: CLIFF OWEN/ASSOCIATED PRESSBy Catherine Luce and Brent KendallUpdated Sept. 19, 2020 10:57 am ET<ul style="list-style-type: disc;" data-ke-list-type="disc"><li>SAVE</li><li>PRINT</li><li>TEXT</li></ul>Listen to this article1 minute 00:00 / 00:57   WASHINGTON—President Trump said Republicans have been put in power to select Supreme Court justices, declaring a day after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that it is an obligation they must move on without delay.Mr. Trump made the comments on Twitter Saturday, after Justice Ginsburg’s death injected fresh uncertainty into the presidential campaign and raised the prospect of a bitter nomination fight in the Senate.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87YOU MAY ALSO LIKEUP NEXT 0:00 / 5:180:13<div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/bddf75929db643a0e94f9a00c97443646b34f435" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/bddf75929db643a0e94f9a00c97443646b34f435" data-orgin-width="25600" data-origin-height="144"></div>  <div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/3bae2651a950fd9c571e0e8245d882c507be9528" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/3bae2651a950fd9c571e0e8245d882c507be9528" data-orgin-width="1920" data-origin-height="1080"></div>Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87Watch key moments of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s career and reflections by WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib and Jess Bravin. Photo: Nikki Kahn/Getty ImagesFixture of the Left Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of the most liberal justices during her 27 years on the bench. Martin-Quinn ideology score by Supreme Court Justice<div class="figure-img" data-ke-type="image" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-ke-mobilestyle="widthOrigin"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/3602203d84d8ec5c6aa128bd8917a9f98ccf4c3d" class="txc-image" data-img-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafeattach/1YdgB/3602203d84d8ec5c6aa128bd8917a9f98ccf4c3d" data-orgin-width="590" data-origin-height="1071"></div>   Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said he would seek to confirm‎ any Supreme Court nominee that Mr. Trump put forward, but he didn’t say if he would seek to do so before the election. 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