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Trump's Supreme Court pick will spark first major fight with Congress
President Trump will announce his Supreme Court pick during a Tuesday evening address, and is expected to name either Neil Gorsuch or Thomas Hardiman as his choice to fill the...
Why the Supreme Court fight is sure to go nuclear
President Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee for the vacant US Supreme Court seat this week. There should be no illusions about the confirmation battle that will follow. No...
Trump says he'll name Supreme Court nominee next week
President Trump will meet with Senate leaders on Tuesday to talk about his nominee to serve on the Supreme Court — and said he would name his choice next week....
Trump to name Supreme Court nominee soon after taking office
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump plans to name his Supreme Court nominee very quickly -- around the time he's sworn-in as the 45th president, his incoming chief of staff said Wednesday....
How Trump will and won't transform the Supreme Court
The battle lines are forming over Donald Trump’s anticipated Supreme Court nominee. A conservative advocacy group is running TV ads urging Trump to appoint a justice in the mold of...
Antonin Scalia won the 2016 election and other comments
From the Right: Scalia Won the 2016 Election The chance to fill the Supreme Court seat opened by Antonin Scalia’s death was a rallying cry for supporters of Donald Trump...
Trump's legacy could be defined early with Supreme Court pick
Donald Trump will quickly begin to define his presidential legacy by nominating a new Supreme Court justice as one of his first acts in office. The high court has had...
Ted Cruz's off-the-wall Supreme Court suggestion
WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is raising the possibility that Republicans would decline to fill the Supreme Court vacancy if Democrat Hillary Clinton is elected president. Cruz is the...
Sotomayor wanted to beat Scalia with a baseball bat
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a plea for public civility during a speech in Minnesota — then admitted that she often wanted to bash her late conservative colleague,...
If the Supreme Court becomes any more partisan, we'll be on our way to anarchy
In 1937, Franklin Roosevelt — one of the most liberal presidents in history — appointed a member of the Ku Klux Klan to the Supreme Court. Sen. Hugo Black’s appointment...
Antonin Scalia scores one last victory
Congenitally offended campus lefties finally lost one: The law school at George Mason University has been renamed for the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia. The State Council of Higher Education...
George Mason University to name law school after Antonin Scalia
ARLINGTON, Va. — George Mason University plans to name its law school for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, following an anonymous $20 million donation from a Scalia admirer...
Today in TV History: 'The West Wing' Made All Future Supreme Court Vacancies a Lot More Interesting
Celebrate the TV anniversary of a West Wing episode that predicted an incredibly creative solution to our Supreme Court vacancy.
Mitch McConnell is '100 percent against' Merrick Garland
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Sunday doubled down on his opposition to Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court -- despite some willingness from Republicans to meet with President...
Scalia's death may hurt Puerto Rico's debt restructuring plans
Antonin Scalia’s death makes it less likely that Puerto Rico gets the legal authority to restructure its own debt, two sources in the case told The Post. Up to now,...
Obama to announce Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has made his decision on a Supreme Court nominee and planned to introduce his pick at a Rose Garden ceremony Wednesday, setting up a showdown...
White House interviews 5 potential Supreme Court nominees
The White House is interviewing five potential nominees for the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death last month of Justice Antonin Scalia. Those under consideration are federal Judges Merrick...
Iowa judge considered for Scalia's Supreme Court seat
The White House on Wednesday floated the name of a well-respected Iowa judge for the Supreme Court’s vacancy in a move to pressure Senate Republicans. Jane Kelly, of the US...
Obama close to nominating judge for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is close to submitting to the Senate a Supreme Court nomination to fill the vacancy left by the Feb. 13 death of Justice Antonin Scalia,...
Clarence Thomas speaks in Supreme Court for first time in 10 years
WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of silence and provoked audible gasps at the Supreme Court on Monday when he posed questions from the bench during an oral...