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Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court

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Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump announces his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett (R), in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on Sept. 26, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Zachary Stieber
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Sept. 26 nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the stage for a heated nomination battle in Congress ahead of the November election.

Trump announced his choice at the White House, where Barrett accepted the nomination.

Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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