As Trump prepares to unveil Supreme Court pick, both parties…

With hours to go until President Trump reveals his choice to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, the White House on Monday named former senator Jon Kyl of Arizona as the "sherpa" who will guide the eventual nominee through the Senate, while Democrats and Republicans continued to spar over the four leading candidates. Kyl, a Republican who rose to the No.

New York Gov. Cuomo signs reproductive rights executive order ahead of Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Ahead of the planned announcement of President Trump's Supreme Court nomination, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to protect abortion and contraceptive coverage in the state. Since Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, giving Trump the ability to select his second Supreme Court justice in his first term as president, Democrats have publicly expressed concern that the nation's highest court, with the addition of a conservative judge, could overturn Roe v.

The Latest: Democrat faults conservative role in nomination Source: AP

President Donald Trump has yet to announce his pick for Supreme Court, but Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania - up for re-election - says he'll be opposed. Casey says the list of judges Trump has used to find a Supreme Court nominee is the "fruit of a corrupt process straight from the D.C. swamp."

Missouri Republican seizes on SCOTUS vacancy in new ad

A Missouri Republican is warning voters that "our way of life is at risk" in a new television ad that seizes on the Supreme Court vacancy to mobilize voters against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. The ad campaign, among the first of its kind in the fight for control of Congress this fall, underscores the immediate political impact of the Supreme Court nomination debate.

The Latest: Democrat faults conservative role in nomination

President Donald Trump points before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 8, 2018, en route to Washington from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump points before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 8, 2018, en route to Washington from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. FILE - In this June 26, 2017, file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. Recent presidents have delighted in dramatically revealing the people they have chosen to sit on the Supreme Court.

Sen. Kennedy: There Will be ‘War, Regardless’ Over Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

Sen. John Kennedy has said he'd like to see President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee to be a cross between "Socrates and Dirty Harry" and on Monday, he said he doesn't know yet if the four top candidates meet that test, and there will be a "war, regardless" during confirmation proceedings. "I don't know yet, that's why we're having a confirmation process," the Louisiana Republican told CNN's Kate Bolduan .

Trump enjoys ‘suspense’ ahead of Supreme Court announcement

President Donald Trump is going down to the wire as he makes his choice on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, but he says with his final four options "you can't go wrong." Trump spoke to reporters Sunday afternoon before returning to Washington from a weekend at his private golf club in New Jersey, where he deliberated his decision amid furious lobbying and frenzied speculation.

Trump to name his Supreme Court nominee

President Donald Trump is to announce his US Supreme Court pick on Monday, an intensely anticipated decision that opposition Democrats say will likely push the bench rightward with explosive implications for the country. Trump plans to unveil his pick to succeed retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a 9:00 pm televised appearance at the White House.

President Trump’s Supreme Court Final Four Source: Cox Media Group

As President Donald Trump prepared for a 9 pm ET event tonight at the White House to unveil his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, four federal appeals court judges were part of Mr. Trump's final review, as the President kept his decision close to the vest. "Let's say it's the four people," Mr. Trump said Sunday on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from his New Jersey golf club.

Trump still pondering Supreme Court pick as big reveal nears

President Donald Trump said Sunday he was still deliberating his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy as his self-imposed deadline for an announcement neared amid furious lobbying and frenzied speculation. "I'm very close to making a final decision.