Democrats hold Senate floor overnight to protest Amy Coney Barrett confirmation – live

The summer has been characterised by a series of extreme weather events on both coasts of the US, and that looks set to continue.

Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires and the fire-weary state braced for a new bout of dry, windy weather.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy has just described himself as “sad and furious” on his way home from the Senate in the early hours of the morning having been part of the Democrats night long occupation of the Senate floor.

Just finished the 3-5am shift on the Senate floor in protest of the vote later today on radical Amy Coney Barrett.

She will rule to invalidate Obamacare, causing 23M to lose insurance in the middle of a pandemic. Catastrophic.

Both sad and furious on my rainy drive home. pic.twitter.com/hVEw3AvibW

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