U.S. Senate Republicans pledged to go ahead with a vote on Thursday (22 Oct) on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, despite Judiciary Committee Democrats pledging to boycott a proceeding that they called “a sham.”... All 12 Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have indicated they will support Barrett, a favorite of Christian conservatives, while all 10 Democrats are opposed. Graham is thus thought to have enough votes to prevail, but might have to circumvent some committee rules on doing business with no Democratic members present. Assuming the Judiciary Committee sends the nomination to the full Senate with...