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President Trump reportedly intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump has not yet announced Barrett as the nominee, but

sources say she will be the choice. Ginsburg died at age 87 last week, leaving a vacancy on the Supreme Court that Trump said he intends to fill before the November presidential election.

Nearly all Republican senators have indicated they will support a vote on Trump's nominee, making it extremely likely whoever he chooses will be confirmed. Barrett, a judge for the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, emerged as an early top contender; as a conservative judge from the Midwest, Trump and congressional Republicans hope she will win over swing voters

in the Rust Belt and hold steady on issues like abortion, gun rights, and health care.

Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman and first Jewish American to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Earlier this week, she became the first woman

to lie in repose at the Supreme Court. On Friday morning, Ginsburg's casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol building, one week after she died at age 87 from pancreatic cancer complications.

Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden paid his respects, as did many top congressional Democrats. While President Trump paid his respects when Ginsburg lay at the Supreme Court, he did

not visit the Capitol Rotunda for Friday's ceremony. Trump plans to announce his nominee to replace Ginsburg on the court, reportedly judge Amy Coney Barrett, on Saturday.

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys

writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.