⁍ President Donald Trump said on Sunday he hopes Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is paying attention to the issue of mail-in ballot security.

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⁍ While Democrats have kept their focus on how Barrett might address specific policy questions, Trump accused critics of playing the religious ‘card’ against the judge.

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⁍ Many conservatives hope that Barrett’s joining the court could shift the United States to the right on hot-button issues, including by curbing abortion rights.

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– Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett begin on Monday, and the New York Times reports that Democrats are making a last-minute push to delay them until after the November election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that Democrats want to delay the hearings until after the presidential election to give Barrett a chance to address issues such as mail-in ballot security, which she has said she is concerned about. President Trump, meanwhile, said Sunday that critics of Barrett, who is Catholic, are “playing the religious ‘card’ against her,” Reuters reports. “I hope she’s paying attention to the issue of mail-in ballot security, but I didn’t talk to her about the election,” Trump said.