WASHINGTON — After days of frenzied lobbying and speculation, President Donald Trump decided on his second nominee to the Supreme Court on Monday, setting up a ferocious confirmation battle with Democrats as he seeks to shift the nation’s highest court further to the right. With customary fanfare, Trump planned to unveil his choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy from the White House on prime-time TV.
President Trump Has Made His Supreme Court Nominee Decision
CATHERINE LUCEY and MARK SHERMAN / AP, Time
Mon, 07/09/2018 - 3:36pm
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