Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg blocked after partisan fighting over language

The US Senate failed to agree on language for a resolution honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a sign of how divided the chamber is over the Supreme Court vacancy.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to pass a resolution by unanimous consent Tuesday to commemorate the liberal icon's life and legacy, but with language that Ginsburg's seat not be filled until the next president is sworn in.
"Republicans came to us with this resolution, but it ignored Justice Ginsburg's dying wish, what she called her most 'fervent wish' that she not be replaced until a new president is installed," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "So we simply have added it to the exact same text of the resolution the Republicans gave us."
"All the kind words and the lamentations about Justice Ginsburg from the Republican majority will be totally empty if those Republicans ignore her dying wish and instead move to replace her with someone who will tear down everything she built," he added.
He asked for unanimous consent to adopt his resolution, to which Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, objected. Only one senator is needed to reject the request.