The U.S. President is hoping the move will serve to galvanise his supporters as he looks to fend off Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming polls.
U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hopes will provide a needed boost to his reelection effort.
Republican senators are already lining up for a swift confirmation of Barrett ahead of the November 3 election, as they aim to lock in conservative gains in the federal judiciary before a potential transition of power. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, is hoping the nomination will serve to galvanise his supporters as he looks to fend off Democrat Joe Biden.
An ideological heir to the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, Ms. Barrett would fill the seat vacated after the September 18 death of…