No Supreme Court nominee has ever been confirmed after the month of July during a presidential election year. Graham has said that the committee plans to hold three days of hearings for the Supreme Court nominee in October. That would allow for a confirmation vote by October 29, hitting a pre-election timeline that the White House and congressional Republicans are increasingly coalescing behind. The stakes in the current Supreme Court fight are immense and come at a pivotal time in American politics. This story has been updated with the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett by President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court.

Source: CNN September 26, 2020 11:03 UTC