WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett will still begin Oct. 12, even if Democrats agree to cancel the regular Senate session to avoid further spread of COVID-19. “Certainly, all Republican members of the committee will participate in these important hearings.”There was no immediate word on whether Senate Democrats would agree to shutter Senate business as McConnell requested. With three Republican senators infected and others awaiting results, McConnell is without a fully working majority of 50 senators.