WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated veteran appellate court judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting up a potentially ferocious political showdown with Senate ...

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging Republicans to drop their adamant refusal to even consider his choice ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's choice for the Supreme Court prepared for initial courtesy calls with senators Thursday as Democrats began the next phase of their drive to put unbearable ...

President Obama announced his nomination Wednesday of Merrick Garland to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Garland is the chief judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The ...

President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick B. Garland to be the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice, choosing a centrist appellate judge who could reshape the court for a generation and ...

President Obama made a brilliant choice in Merrick Garland for nominee for Supreme Court Justice. If the Republicans refuse to cooperate, neglect performing their duties, procrastinate the hearing or ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up White House efforts to get a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland, as the U.S. vice president offered the most ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In March 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme ...