It’s all but a certainty that US President Donald Trump has the numbers to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the odds are shortening he will do so before election day on November 3rd.
With Trump due to announce his nominee on Sunday, Republican senators have signalled they’ll move quickly to advance his nominee's appointment to the nation’s most powerful court.
Democrats have accused Republicans of hypocrisy given Barack Obama was blocked from attempting to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat in 2016 as it was an election year.
In this episode, climate and environment editor Nick O'Malley is joined by US correspondent Matthew Knott to discuss the aftermath of RBJ's death and what it means for the Supreme Court and the upcoming election.

It&rsquo;s all but a certainty that US President Donald Trump has the numbers to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the odds are shortening he will do so before election day on November 3rd. With Trump due to announce his nominee on Sunday, Republican senators have signalled they&rsquo;ll move quickly to advance his nominee's appointment to the nation&rsquo;s most powerful court. Democrats have accused Republicans of hypocrisy given Barack Obama was blocked from attempting to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat in 2016 as it was an election year. In this episode, climate and environment editor&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/nick-omalley-hve9s" data-stringify-link="https://www.smh.com.au/by/nick-omalley-hve9s" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Nick O'Malley</a>&nbsp;is joined by US correspondent <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/matthew-knott-hvf2k">Matthew Knott</a> to discuss the aftermath of RBJ's death and what it means for the Supreme Court and the upcoming election.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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