merrick garland

Remember Judge Robert Bork's failed 1987 Supreme Court nomination? Some Republicans still do.

Going 'Nuclear': How We Got Here

3:49pm April 04, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

From Robert Bork to Merrick Garland and the use and overuse of the filibuster in between, the list of grievances between both parties is long. It's all led to the point of forever changing the Senate.

The Case For Republicans To Consider Merrick Garland's Nomination

2:44pm October 27, 2016

Senate GOP leadership has refused to hold hearings or a vote on the moderate judge's nomination. Yet, with the prospect of a Clinton presidency, might conservatives be having second thoughts?

Hillary Clinton, heartened by her supporters' reception, after voting on the June 7th, the night it became clear she would be the first woman nominee of a major-party ticket.

The Most 'Unprecedented' Election Ever? 65 Ways It Has Been

6:36am July 03, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

How weird has the 2016 election been? Let us count the ways...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in the basement of the U.S. Capitol last April.

Politics & Government

Will The Supreme Court Nomination Fight Cost This Senator His Seat?

9:32am March 19, 2016

by Clay Masters

A new challenger plans to put Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's opposition to holding Supreme Court nomination hearings at the center of her campaign.

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President Obama is interviewed about his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland.

Politics & Government

Why President Obama Picked The 'Only White Guy' On His Shortlist

8:38am March 18, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote.

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NPR's Nina Totenberg interviews President Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 17.

Transcript And Video: President Obama's Interview With NPR's Nina Totenberg

8:00am March 18, 2016

In a wide-ranging interview, Obama says Republicans have supported Judge Merrick Garland in the past, and that refusing to consider him for the Supreme Court could have severe consequences.

"One of the most puzzling arguments that I've heard from [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and some other Republicans is this notion that the American people should decide" the next Supreme Court justice," Obama told NPR's Nina Totenberg Thursday.

Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise

6:20pm March 17, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans remain steadfast in their refusal to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year. President Obama told NPR that argument is "puzzling."