Politics & Government
Obama to Announce Centrist Merrick B. Garland As Supreme Court Nominee
The President will announce his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia at 11 a.m. in the White House Rose Garden.
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Anticipating a bruising fight with Senate Republicans, President Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick B. Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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