evidence: By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-debates-supreme-court-confirmation-of-amy-coney-barrett Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court Politics Updated on Oct 26, 2020 6:30 PM EDT — Published on Oct 26, 2020 10:30 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Watch the Senate debate Barrett’s confirmation in the video player above. Trump’s choice to fill the vacancy of the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg potentially opens a new era of rulings on abortion, the Affordable Care Act and even a potential dispute over his own election. Democrats are unable to stop Monday’s outcome, Trump’s third justice to the court, as Republicans race to reshape the judiciary. Barrett is 48, and her confirmation will solidify the court’s rightward tilt. Monday’s vote is the closest high court confirmation ever to a presidential election, and the first in modern times with no support from the minority party.