US president tells reporters it 'would certainly be appropriate' to select a female replacement for the late justice, vows to name nominee 'very soon'

Susan Collins becomes first GOP member of the US Senate to call for decision on Supreme Court nominee to be put off until after November 3

NYC mayor hails the late justice as 'an unparalleled hometown hero'; governor to appoint commission in charge of planning monument

Women's groups hail the late Supreme Court justice as 'an icon, a pioneer, a hero and a legend,' vow 'to get to work to preserve the ideals she spent her life's work defending'

With more than $50 million contributed in the hours after US Supreme Court justice's passing, the party's base appears to be rallying for the fight ahead

With Senate majority leader McConnell vowing to call a vote for iconic justice's replacement, president says: 'We were put in this position of power to make decisions'

Some Republicans view Supreme Court vacancy as a way for Trump to galvanize supporters, while Democrats hope it could drive home the significance of the election to their base

The US president previously named over 40 people he promised to choose from -- including US senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton -- to fill a potential vacancy

The jurist, who died on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, was frank about the importance of Jewish tradition and said her roots as an outsider were building block of her perspective

Crowd breaks into thunderous applause to honor the Jewish jurist and leader of the court’s liberal wing known for her defense of the rights of women and minorities