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Donald Trump court nomination hangs over Senate shuttered by virus

Trump's nomination of Barrett in a Rose Garden ceremony apparently became ground zero for the infections now gripping the president, his White House and its Senate allies

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The Senate is shut down by Covid-19 infections, but Republicans are refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court.
 
They are even willing to make special arrangements so sick senators can vote, and Democrats appear powerless to stop them.
The push to put conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the high court before November 3 is like nothing seen in US history so close to a presidential election.
 
Trump's nomination of Barrett in a Rose Garden ceremony apparently became ground zero for the infections now gripping the president, his White House and its Senate allies.
 
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