
Democrats so far falling in line behind push for quick confirmation of Biden's Supreme Court pick
CNN
A narrow Democratic majority in Congress has derailed key legislative priorities for the White House, but so far President Joe Biden is not facing pushback from members of his own party to a swift Supreme Court confirmation process.
In a positive sign for the White House, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, an influential moderate and key swing vote, is not expressing any concerns about the quick time frame envisioned by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to confirm Biden's nominee, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Schumer wants to move the nomination along the same timeline as Senate Republicans used to process former President Donald Trump's nomination to the high court of Amy Coney Barrett, who was confirmed in 2020 by the Senate in about a month's time.

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