Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote this fall on new Supreme Court justice to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

The move could set up an epic political battle just ahead of this November’s midterm elections, because Kennedy has traditionally been the swing justice on a number of hot button issues, including abortion.

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