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| Ted Cruz backs Senate inaction over Merrick Garland – politics live | Ted Cruz backs Senate inaction over Merrick Garland – politics live |
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| 8.35pm GMT | |
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| Ed Pilkington | |
| Obama’s nominee for the empty ninth seat on the US supreme court now finds himself in the middle of one of the most intense political and constitutional spats of modern times, writes the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington. | |
| He is being fought over like a woollen toy torn between the teeth of Rottweilers – the president seeking to secure his legacy and the Republican majority in the US Senate seeking to preserve the conservative domination of America’s highest court. | |
| Related: Merrick Garland: bridge-building judge thrust into the middle of a political war | |
| 8.12pm GMT | |
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| Mae Ryan | |
| The US 2016 election cycle is proving to be a stressful time for citizens across the states. The Guardian sat down with a psychoanalyst, a meditation instructor, a cultural theorist and a massage therapist to find some respite from the vitriol and uncertainty that continues to plague the election cycle. | |
| 7.49pm GMT | 7.49pm GMT |
| 19:49 | 19:49 |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Retired pediatric neurosurgeon and onetime presidential candidate Ben Carson told Yahoo News today that billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s decision to compare him to a child molester was part of the “politics of personal destruction,” - but a canny move nonetheless. | Retired pediatric neurosurgeon and onetime presidential candidate Ben Carson told Yahoo News today that billionaire Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s decision to compare him to a child molester was part of the “politics of personal destruction,” - but a canny move nonetheless. |
| “If someone like Mr. Trump can call you, an acclaimed and noted neurosurgeon, someone who lacks intellect or is a child molester, doesn’t that alarm as you as to how he can portray other people in this country as well?” asked anchor Bianna Golodryga. | “If someone like Mr. Trump can call you, an acclaimed and noted neurosurgeon, someone who lacks intellect or is a child molester, doesn’t that alarm as you as to how he can portray other people in this country as well?” asked anchor Bianna Golodryga. |
| “Well, he said it was political,” Carson responded. “He was concerned about the fact that he couldn’t shake me. I understand politics, and particularly the politics of personal destruction, and you have to admit to some degree that it did work. A lot of people believed him... unfortunately, we live in a society where that kind of thing works.” | “Well, he said it was political,” Carson responded. “He was concerned about the fact that he couldn’t shake me. I understand politics, and particularly the politics of personal destruction, and you have to admit to some degree that it did work. A lot of people believed him... unfortunately, we live in a society where that kind of thing works.” |
| Carson has endorsed Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination, in part because Trump has promised him a position in a potential administration. | Carson has endorsed Trump’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination, in part because Trump has promised him a position in a potential administration. |
| 7.20pm GMT | 7.20pm GMT |
| 19:20 | 19:20 |
| Michelle Obama: "I will not run for president" | Michelle Obama: "I will not run for president" |
| Lanre Bakare | Lanre Bakare |
| Michelle Obama spoke about finding the courage to overcome doubters on the South Side of Chicago, her love of Stevie Wonder and why she won’t run for president, during an engaging and wide-ranging Q&A session at SXSW. | Michelle Obama spoke about finding the courage to overcome doubters on the South Side of Chicago, her love of Stevie Wonder and why she won’t run for president, during an engaging and wide-ranging Q&A session at SXSW. |
| The biggest cheer from the crowd, who had to wait three hours and go through airport-style security checks, came when Latifah asked if Michelle Obama would ever consider a presidential run. | The biggest cheer from the crowd, who had to wait three hours and go through airport-style security checks, came when Latifah asked if Michelle Obama would ever consider a presidential run. |
| “I’m going to continue to work with young people all over the world,” she said before pausing. “Not as president. I will not run for president.” After a chorus of playful jeers from the crowd she explained that one of the reasons was that so her children – Malia and Sasha – would no longer be in the spotlight. | “I’m going to continue to work with young people all over the world,” she said before pausing. “Not as president. I will not run for president.” After a chorus of playful jeers from the crowd she explained that one of the reasons was that so her children – Malia and Sasha – would no longer be in the spotlight. |
| “No, no not going to do it. One of the reasons why is that I’ve got these two young people at home. Being the kids, the daughters of a president, just think about it. Come on young people, not so easy. They’ve handled it with grace and with poise, but there are so many ways to impact the world and you don’t have to be president of the United States to do them.” | “No, no not going to do it. One of the reasons why is that I’ve got these two young people at home. Being the kids, the daughters of a president, just think about it. Come on young people, not so easy. They’ve handled it with grace and with poise, but there are so many ways to impact the world and you don’t have to be president of the United States to do them.” |
| She said she was planning to continue her advocacy work, with a special focus on working with young people, after her time at the White House and that she wanted a new generation of engaged young people to get into politics. | She said she was planning to continue her advocacy work, with a special focus on working with young people, after her time at the White House and that she wanted a new generation of engaged young people to get into politics. |
| “I just know that if I can do this and be here and have gone to great colleges and have all these wonderful experiences, you can do it too,” she said. | “I just know that if I can do this and be here and have gone to great colleges and have all these wonderful experiences, you can do it too,” she said. |
| “Experiencing this journey with our young people of all ages, I’ll miss that, but I’m going to keep doing it for the rest of my life.” | “Experiencing this journey with our young people of all ages, I’ll miss that, but I’m going to keep doing it for the rest of my life.” |
| Related: Michelle Obama says 'I will not run for president' in SXSW speech | Related: Michelle Obama says 'I will not run for president' in SXSW speech |
| 6.30pm GMT | 6.30pm GMT |
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| Cruz backs Senate inaction on Garland | Cruz backs Senate inaction on Garland |
| Ted Cruz responds to the Garland nomination: | Ted Cruz responds to the Garland nomination: |
| Merrick Garland is exactly the type of #SCOTUS nominee you get when you make deals in Washington D.C. https://t.co/Y8xrwMKpFx | Merrick Garland is exactly the type of #SCOTUS nominee you get when you make deals in Washington D.C. https://t.co/Y8xrwMKpFx |
| Merrick Garland is exactly the type of Supreme Court nominee you get when you make deals in Washington D.C. A so-called ‘moderate’ Democrat nominee is precisely the kind of deal that Donald Trump has told us he would make – someone who would rule along with other liberals on the bench like Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor. ... | Merrick Garland is exactly the type of Supreme Court nominee you get when you make deals in Washington D.C. A so-called ‘moderate’ Democrat nominee is precisely the kind of deal that Donald Trump has told us he would make – someone who would rule along with other liberals on the bench like Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor. ... |
| I proudly stand with my Republican colleagues in our shared belief – our advice and consent – that we should not vote on any nominee until the next president is sworn into office. The People will decide. | I proudly stand with my Republican colleagues in our shared belief – our advice and consent – that we should not vote on any nominee until the next president is sworn into office. The People will decide. |
| 6.20pm GMT | 6.20pm GMT |
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| Sanders: Clinton has hit 'high water mark' | Sanders: Clinton has hit 'high water mark' |
| The Bernie Sanders camp says in a fundraising email that Clinton has hit “the high water mark” and Sanders will win a string of upcoming states. | The Bernie Sanders camp says in a fundraising email that Clinton has hit “the high water mark” and Sanders will win a string of upcoming states. |
| The demographics bear him out on the “upcoming states” part, with favorable conditions for Sanders in seven of the next eight states, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis... followed by gentle winds for Clinton in six of the last seven. | The demographics bear him out on the “upcoming states” part, with favorable conditions for Sanders in seven of the next eight states, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis... followed by gentle winds for Clinton in six of the last seven. |
| Of note: Sanders does not appear to have a path to overtake Clinton in the delegates race, barring an earthquake twist. | Of note: Sanders does not appear to have a path to overtake Clinton in the delegates race, barring an earthquake twist. |
| From the Sanders fundraising statement: | From the Sanders fundraising statement: |
| What you will not hear from the political and media establishment is that, based on the primary and caucus schedule for the rest of the race, this is the high water mark for the Clinton campaign. Starting today, the map now shifts dramatically in our favor. [...] | What you will not hear from the political and media establishment is that, based on the primary and caucus schedule for the rest of the race, this is the high water mark for the Clinton campaign. Starting today, the map now shifts dramatically in our favor. [...] |
| That means we have an extremely good chance to win nearly every state that votes in the next month. If we continue to stand together, we’re just getting started for our political revolution. | That means we have an extremely good chance to win nearly every state that votes in the next month. If we continue to stand together, we’re just getting started for our political revolution. |
| 5.35pm GMT | 5.35pm GMT |
| 17:35 | 17:35 |
| Video: McConnell reaffirms opposition to supreme court nomination | Video: McConnell reaffirms opposition to supreme court nomination |
| 5.33pm GMT | 5.33pm GMT |
| 17:33 | 17:33 |
| Michelle Obama has appeared on a panel at the South by Southwest festival alongside Missy Elliott to promote a charity benefit song, This Is for My Girls, commissioned by the first lady, written by Dianne Warren and feat. Elliott, Kelly Clarkson, Lea Michele, Kelly Rowland, Zendaya, and Janelle Monáe. | Michelle Obama has appeared on a panel at the South by Southwest festival alongside Missy Elliott to promote a charity benefit song, This Is for My Girls, commissioned by the first lady, written by Dianne Warren and feat. Elliott, Kelly Clarkson, Lea Michele, Kelly Rowland, Zendaya, and Janelle Monáe. |
| The song is in support of the 62 Million Girls project to support education for girls around the world. | The song is in support of the 62 Million Girls project to support education for girls around the world. |
| "This is For My Girls" available now 👉🏾https://t.co/EQ8RAp583F I am grateful to be apart of this movement with @FLOTUS🙏🏾#62millionsgirls | "This is For My Girls" available now 👉🏾https://t.co/EQ8RAp583F I am grateful to be apart of this movement with @FLOTUS🙏🏾#62millionsgirls |
| (h/t: @holpuch) | (h/t: @holpuch) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.37pm GMT | at 5.37pm GMT |
| 5.11pm GMT | 5.11pm GMT |
| 17:11 | 17:11 |
| Clinton: 'unaceptable' for Senate not to consider Garland | Clinton: 'unaceptable' for Senate not to consider Garland |
| “It’s up to members of the Senate to meet their [responsibility], and perform the Constitutional duty they swore to undertake” by holding “a full and fair hearing” on the president’s Supreme Court pick “followed by a vote,” Hillary Clinton says in a statement. | “It’s up to members of the Senate to meet their [responsibility], and perform the Constitutional duty they swore to undertake” by holding “a full and fair hearing” on the president’s Supreme Court pick “followed by a vote,” Hillary Clinton says in a statement. |
| “That is what the American people deserve, it is what our Constitution demands, and with millions of people’s lives in the balance, anything less is entirely unacceptable.” | “That is what the American people deserve, it is what our Constitution demands, and with millions of people’s lives in the balance, anything less is entirely unacceptable.” |
| Statement on President Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court: pic.twitter.com/GTcLMLyS6I | Statement on President Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court: pic.twitter.com/GTcLMLyS6I |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.36pm GMT | at 5.36pm GMT |
| 5.05pm GMT | 5.05pm GMT |
| 17:05 | 17:05 |
| Republican debate canceled | Republican debate canceled |
| There used to be enough Republicans in the presidential race that one or two could rotate out of the debate schedule and you’d barely even notice. | There used to be enough Republicans in the presidential race that one or two could rotate out of the debate schedule and you’d barely even notice. |
| That was then. With both Trump and Kasich saying they would not attend a debate penciled in for this coming Monday in Salt Lake City, the debate has been canceled, AP reports: | That was then. With both Trump and Kasich saying they would not attend a debate penciled in for this coming Monday in Salt Lake City, the debate has been canceled, AP reports: |
| Karen Boe, a spokeswoman for the Salt Palace Convention Center, said they were informed Wednesday morning that the event was being scrapped. | Karen Boe, a spokeswoman for the Salt Palace Convention Center, said they were informed Wednesday morning that the event was being scrapped. |
| Cruz taunts Trump as “ducking Donald”: | Cruz taunts Trump as “ducking Donald”: |
| #DuckingDonald strikes again. Tell @realDonaldTrump to debate --> https://t.co/4VjAOsIyqj pic.twitter.com/CspRHDV8oF | #DuckingDonald strikes again. Tell @realDonaldTrump to debate --> https://t.co/4VjAOsIyqj pic.twitter.com/CspRHDV8oF |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.06pm GMT | at 5.06pm GMT |
| 4.57pm GMT | 4.57pm GMT |
| 16:57 | 16:57 |
| Not only did Hillary Clinton outrun Bernie Sanders last night – she outran her 2008 performances in, it appears, all five states to vote. | Not only did Hillary Clinton outrun Bernie Sanders last night – she outran her 2008 performances in, it appears, all five states to vote. |
| Not all precincts have reported in Illinois, but Clinton, who won the state, clearly did much better, mutatis mutandis, than in 2008, when she was running against home-state senator Barack Obama. Missouri is still too close to call, but again Clinton appears to be out-performing her previous primary run there, in terms of her share of what was admittedly a much different race. | Not all precincts have reported in Illinois, but Clinton, who won the state, clearly did much better, mutatis mutandis, than in 2008, when she was running against home-state senator Barack Obama. Missouri is still too close to call, but again Clinton appears to be out-performing her previous primary run there, in terms of her share of what was admittedly a much different race. |
| Here are the 2008-2016 comparisons for Ohio and Florida: | Here are the 2008-2016 comparisons for Ohio and Florida: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.58pm GMT | at 4.58pm GMT |
| 4.39pm GMT | 4.39pm GMT |
| 16:39 | 16:39 |
| Kasich puts debate plan on hold | Kasich puts debate plan on hold |
| John Kasich aide John Weaver says the Ohio governor’s campaign will not be appearing at an event recently announced for next week unless Trump reverses his back-out. | John Kasich aide John Weaver says the Ohio governor’s campaign will not be appearing at an event recently announced for next week unless Trump reverses his back-out. |
| No debate in SLC Monday due to Trump backing out. No surprise Trump avoiding contrast. Utah: @JohnKasich headed your way Fri. | No debate in SLC Monday due to Trump backing out. No surprise Trump avoiding contrast. Utah: @JohnKasich headed your way Fri. |
| If Trump changes his mind -- as Carson said there are 2 Trumps -- we will be there. Positive contrasts nicely with division. #Sybil | If Trump changes his mind -- as Carson said there are 2 Trumps -- we will be there. Positive contrasts nicely with division. #Sybil |
| 4.36pm GMT | 4.36pm GMT |
| 16:36 | 16:36 |
| Trump has released a video spot with a lot of creative editing to make it look like Russian president Vladimir Putin is laughing at Hillary Clinton barking like a dog after he does judo. | Trump has released a video spot with a lot of creative editing to make it look like Russian president Vladimir Putin is laughing at Hillary Clinton barking like a dog after he does judo. |
| 4.29pm GMT | 4.29pm GMT |
| 16:29 | 16:29 |
| A few Republican senators – New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte, Arizona’s Jeff Flake, Maines’ Susan Collins – say they are willing to meet with Garland. Ayotte’s in a re-election fight. | A few Republican senators – New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte, Arizona’s Jeff Flake, Maines’ Susan Collins – say they are willing to meet with Garland. Ayotte’s in a re-election fight. |
| The ranking Democrat on the judiciary committee calls on colleagues to “do your job” and give the nominee a hearing: | The ranking Democrat on the judiciary committee calls on colleagues to “do your job” and give the nominee a hearing: |
| I look forwarding to meeting with Chief Judge Garland soon and expect other senators will do the same #DoYourJob #SCOTUS | I look forwarding to meeting with Chief Judge Garland soon and expect other senators will do the same #DoYourJob #SCOTUS |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.35pm GMT | at 4.35pm GMT |
| 4.22pm GMT | 4.22pm GMT |
| 16:22 | 16:22 |
| Now that the Garland news has settled a bit, let’s quick revisit a slice of the results from last night, in North Carolina, where Hillary Clinton came in 14 points ahead of Bernie Sanders. (In a race where margins matter, she won Ohio by a similar margin and Florida by blink-blink 31 points. Visit our county-by-county results page here.) | Now that the Garland news has settled a bit, let’s quick revisit a slice of the results from last night, in North Carolina, where Hillary Clinton came in 14 points ahead of Bernie Sanders. (In a race where margins matter, she won Ohio by a similar margin and Florida by blink-blink 31 points. Visit our county-by-county results page here.) |
| It was a much better showing for Clinton than in the 2008 Democratic primary, which she lost to Barack Obama: | It was a much better showing for Clinton than in the 2008 Democratic primary, which she lost to Barack Obama: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.22pm GMT | at 4.22pm GMT |
| 4.18pm GMT | 4.18pm GMT |
| 16:18 | 16:18 |
| Trump foresees 'riots' in contested convention scenario | Trump foresees 'riots' in contested convention scenario |
| Trump was asked in a telephone interview with CNN this morning about the possibility of a brokered national Republican convention if no one candidate hits 1,237 delegates. | Trump was asked in a telephone interview with CNN this morning about the possibility of a brokered national Republican convention if no one candidate hits 1,237 delegates. |
| “If we’re 20 votes short or if we’re you know 100 votes, and we’re at 1,100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, cause we’re way ahead – I don’t think you can say we don’t get it automatically, I think you’d have riots,” Trump said. | “If we’re 20 votes short or if we’re you know 100 votes, and we’re at 1,100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, cause we’re way ahead – I don’t think you can say we don’t get it automatically, I think you’d have riots,” Trump said. |
| “I’m representing a tremendous, many many millions of people... If you disenfranchise those people, I think you would have problems like you’ve never seen before. I think bad things would happen. I wouldn’t lead it – but I think bad things would happen.” | “I’m representing a tremendous, many many millions of people... If you disenfranchise those people, I think you would have problems like you’ve never seen before. I think bad things would happen. I wouldn’t lead it – but I think bad things would happen.” |
| Nice country you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it. | Nice country you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it. |
| 4.08pm GMT | 4.08pm GMT |
| 16:08 | 16:08 |
| Get to know Merrick Garland, in this official White House video: | Get to know Merrick Garland, in this official White House video: |
| Meet Chief Judge Merrick Garland, the President's nominee to the Supreme Court. #SCOTUSnominee https://t.co/ACujysyyDJ | Meet Chief Judge Merrick Garland, the President's nominee to the Supreme Court. #SCOTUSnominee https://t.co/ACujysyyDJ |
| 4.03pm GMT | 4.03pm GMT |
| 16:03 | 16:03 |
| Obama called McConnell today to discuss the Garland nomination and the pair spoke, NBC News reports. And apparently did not budge in their stances of total opposition on the Supreme Court nominee question. | Obama called McConnell today to discuss the Garland nomination and the pair spoke, NBC News reports. And apparently did not budge in their stances of total opposition on the Supreme Court nominee question. |