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Supreme Court Justice Ted Cruz?

By Paul Bedard

Published November 20, 2016 7:07pm ET

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Supreme Court Justice Ted Cruz? — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has at times been a thorn in the side of his Senate Republican colleagues, but on Tuesday, the former 2016 presidential candidate touted the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and said they are working together to ram through the GOP president's nominees. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has informed Trump transition insiders that he would accept the nomination to take the place of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, potentially cementing the power of the court’s conservative wing for decades, according to sources.

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