Monday Sunrise Briefing: US debate shifts from COVID to Court

The focus of 2020 U.S. presidential campaign shifted dramatically this weekend.  Almost immediately on the heels of tributes for legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, came a galvanizing debate over naming a new justice. Instead of the pandemic, racial justice, crime, and the economy, both campaigns are now telling voters what a conservative shift in the nation’s highest court could mean for American society.  

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’ll nominate a woman to fill the seat, possibly this week. In an about-face from 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised a confirmation vote before the Nov. 3 election. Nothing unifies the Republican Party factions like the prospect of a lifetime court appointment, said some analysts, adding it could help