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The president has contradicted health experts, and now his own ambitious timeline, for a vaccine against COVID-19.

Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.

In a tweet Saturday morning, the president seemed to imply that he wanted to put a new justice on the court before Election Day.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the political maneuvering following her death.

Hundreds gathered on the court's plaza to pay their respects to the legal icon, who died Friday at the age of 87.

Some 10% of the population is hard of hearing. The government is helping companies cover costs of making see-through masks. "It's a protection, but it's also a communication tool," says an official.

Before he chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, the South Carolina senator said a Supreme Court vacancy shouldn't be filled during an election year. His position has changed.

The Democratic vice presidential nominee visited the court Saturday morning.

The Illinois Democrat, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told NPR's Weekend Edition he hopes some Republicans decline to fill the Ruth Bader Ginsburg vacancy before the election.

The president says he likely will nominate a woman, noting that such a choice "would certainly be appropriate."