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Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg blocked after partisan fighting over language - CNNPolitics

Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg blocked after partisan fighting over language - CNNPolitics: Ginsburg, appointed to the high court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, died Friday at age 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. While the nation mourns Ginsburg's death, the Senate is gearing up for a high stakes political battle over the future of the Supreme Court, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring President Donald Trump's nominee to a vote on the Senate floor. Trump said he will announce his nominee on Saturday.

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