McConnell says a Trump pick to replace Ginsburg on Supreme Court would get Senate vote

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader who refused to bring to a confirmation vote President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia upon his death in 2016 because it was an election year, announced Friday in the wake of news of the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg that President Donald Trump’s selection to replace Ginsburg will get a Senate vote. McConnell argued in a statement that began by paying tribute to Ginsburg’s 87 years of life and trailblazing career that the Senate majority in place at the time of Scalia’s sudden death had been put there to oppose Obama, while the Senate majority currently in place exists to pursue the Trump agenda. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer had moments earlier referenced McConnell’s 2016 words in stating the view that the American people should have a voice, through their votes in the presidential election, in the selection of the next Supreme Court justice, which had a 5-4 conservative majority prior to Ginsburg’s death. Election Day is 46 days away.

Dow ends more than 200 points lower as tech takes another tumble

Stocks ended lower Friday, pulling major benchmarks into negative territory for the third consecutive week as investors again dumped high-flying tech shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell around 245 points, or 0.9%, to end near 27,657, according to preliminary figures. The S&P 500 lost around 38 points, or 1.1%, to close near 3,319, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped around 117 points, or 1.1%, finishing near 10,793. For the week, the Dow fell less than 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each gave up 0.6%.

Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine will be available to all Americans by April

President Donald Trump predicted Friday that the U.S. would make available to all Americans a coronavirus vaccine “by April.” That estimate is at odds with CDC Director Robert Redfield’s prediction Wednesday that a vaccine probably would not be widely available to Americans until the summer or fall of 2021. Trump has said the CDC chief was “confused.” Speaking at a White House news conference, Trump said distribution would begin within 24 hours of approval.

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