Amy Coney Barrett unscathed by tough Democratic confirmation probing

By LISA MASCARO, MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted back Democrats’ skeptical questions on abortion, health care and a possible disputed election in a lively Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, insisting she would bring no personal agenda to the court but would decide cases “as they come.”
The 48-year-old appellate court judge declared her conservative views with often colloquial language, b