President Donald Trump has his eyes on multiple candidates to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, but White House staff aren’t yet rushing to narrow down the short list.

On Tuesday, NPR ran a story announcing the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, just minutes after the court handed down its final decisions of the term. The story was retracted less than 15 minutes after publication, but it still ignited Beltway conversations about who Trump would nominate next to the bench, and whether the White House feared a retirement coming after the 2026 midterm elections and a potential shift in Senate control.