WASHINGTON—Judge Amy Coney Barrett made her first appearance on Capitol Hill since she was nominated by President Trump for the Supreme Court, meeting with Republican senators Tuesday two weeks before her confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin. Republican leaders are on a fast-paced course to confirm Judge Barrett, who currently sits on the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, by Election Day. With that accelerated timetable and the continuing coronavirus pandemic, meetings that have in the past been done with pomp...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 29, 2020 17:01 UTC