The war of words on the Senate floor is likely a preamble to a coming brawl to replace the Ginsburg. "Unfortunately, the Democratic leader has put forth an amendment to turn that bipartisan resolution into a partisan resolution," Cruz said in his floor remarks, referring to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer. Schumer took to the floor immediately after Cruz spoke, stating that he believed "Justice Ginsburg would easily see through the legal sophistry" of Cruz's argument. When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, Cruz and other Republicans successfully blocked then-President Barack Obama's appointee, Judge Merrick Garland, from serving on the court. They argued at the time it is inappropriate for a Supreme Court nomination to move forward so close to a presidential election.

Her death coincided with the eve of Rosh Hashanah, a High Holiday that commemorates the Jewish New Year. Among messages honoring and remembering Justice Ginsburg, the Jewish community also noted the significance of the date of her death in Judaism. See what some mourners wrote below:According to Jewish tradition, a person who dies on Rosh Hashanah, which began tonight, is a tzaddik, a person of great righteousness. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of equality, dies at 87 on Rosh Hashanah eve. Rosh Hashanah began tonight.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just over six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President Donald Trump nominates. Trump took the stage for a Minnesota rally not long before Ginsburg’s death was announced. She “stood for all of us.”A confirmation vote in the Senate is not guaranteed, even with a Republican majority. Typically it takes several months to vet and hold hearings on a Supreme Court nominee, and time is short ahead of the election. He has said he’s also working on a list of potential nominees, but the campaign has given no indication that it will release names before the election.

HOUSTON – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. SPECIAL REPORT: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at age 87. Besides civil rights, Ginsburg took an interest in capital punishment, voting repeatedly to limit its use. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said.