Tag: Merrick Garland

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at the Jewish Federations of North America conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Ginsburg concedes: Trump will fill Supreme Court’s vacancy

Ryan Lovelace · November 15, 2016 2:22 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recommended on Friday that President-elect Trump nominate fellow former GOP presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Graham wants Trump to nominate Cruz to Supreme Court

Anna Giaritelli · November 11, 2016 11:51 pm

Merkley: Supreme Court vacant seat ‘is being stolen from the Obama administration’

Ryan Lovelace · November 11, 2016 3:29 pm

The Senate Did Its Job

Terry Eastland · November 11, 2016 8:00 am

Trump will fill the vacancy, just as Democrats tried in vain to warn voters at one point during the election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

McConnell: Trump will replace Scalia

Washington Examiner · November 9, 2016 8:21 pm

McConnell’s Supreme Court Gambit Pays Off

Terry Eastland · November 9, 2016 4:36 pm

Republicans could decide to change Senate rules to allow confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee with a majority vote. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Trump win could force Senate GOP to go ‘nuclear’

Susan Crabtree · November 9, 2016 2:01 pm

When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, President Obama quickly nominated a replacement. Controversy ensued — it was a big deal inside the Beltway and almost entirely unnoticed elsewhere — when Republicans refused to respond in any way to his pick of Judge Merrick Garland. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Justice for Chicken Little

Washington Examiner · October 25, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Flake said he is urging McConnell to do an about-face and try to push through Garland's nomination. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

White House: We welcome lame duck Garland confirmation

Susan Crabtree · October 21, 2016 4:41 pm

Clinton Gets the Constitution Wrong on SCOTUS Appointments

Terry Eastland · October 20, 2016 9:17 pm

"The kind of people that I would be looking to nominate to the court would be in the great tradition of standing up to the powerful, standing on behalf of our rights as Americans," Hillary Clinton said. (AP Photo)

Clinton doesn’t commit to Garland as Supreme Court pick

Sean Higgins · October 20, 2016 2:56 am

President Obama pointed out that he nominated federal judge Merrick Garland 202 days ago, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has not even scheduled a hearing for him, let alone a confirmation vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama pans GOP for stalling on Garland as Supreme Court begins new term

Nicole Duran · October 4, 2016 7:59 pm