With just 36 days to go before the general election, President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Senate Republicans are fast-tracking the confirmation hearing to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Coney Barrett’s confirmation would cement the conservative majority on the court. Senior Correspondent David Cruz reports.
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Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.