Senate Democrats: Supreme Court Vacancy Shouldn’t Be Filled Until After Election

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 16, 2020. Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The Senate shouldn’t consider a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after Americans vote to re-elect President Donald Trump or elect Democratic nominee Joe Biden, top Democrats in the body said Friday.

Ginsburg, 87, died from pancreas cancer complications earlier in the day.