Senate GOP faces pivotal moment on pick for Supreme Court

Republicans will gather as a conference on Tuesday and for the first time discuss whether to speed forward with confirming a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

All signs suggest the GOP will move with speed to confirm a nominee before Election Day, a move that would upend the Senate and begin a new tumultuous era for the body.

President Trump said Monday he would nominate a justice by Friday or Saturday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a floor speech said there was “more than...