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| Donald Trump releases list of potential supreme court nominees – live | Donald Trump releases list of potential supreme court nominees – live |
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| Onetime Republican presidential nominee and #NeverTrump advocate Mitt Romney has called off the search for a third-party challenger to take on presumptive nominee Donald Trump, reports Yahoo News, although the former Massachusetts governor is reportedly still hopeful that somebody - anybody - will rise to help keep Trump from winning the White House. | |
| Romney “is not now engaged in an effort to recruit a third-party candidate,” an advisor told Yahoo News, although Romney remains “motivated to help the ‘stop Trump’ cause.” | |
| Over the weekend, the Washington Post reported that the former nominee had been conferring with both former candidate John Kasich and noted anti-Trump advocate Ben Sasse, junior senator from Nebraska, about potentially forming a ticket. | |
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| Donald Trump has unveiled a list of judges he would consider nominating to theUS supreme court should he become president, in an effort to satisfy conservatives who fretted over the type of jurists the mercurial New Yorker might select. | |
| After the death of Antonin Scalia, which set into motion an election-year battle for control of every branch of government, Republicans began to pressure Trump to prove his conservative credentials by releasing a list of judges he would consider for the vacancy. | |
| In a statement on Wednesday, Trump said the list of potential justices was “representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value” and said he would refer to the list as president to fill the vacancy left by Scalia and any other vacancy, should it occur during his presidency. | |
| The list of jurists includes Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado, Raymond Gruender of Missouri, Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas. | |
| Among them, six are federal circuit judges and five are state supreme court justices, with records of conservative rulings. Trump’s list includes a handful of judges who rose to prominence during the George W Bush era, including Pryor, an appointee of the former president who has written that Roe v Wade “created – out of thin air – a constitutional right to murder an unborn child” and who has upheld a Georgia voter ID law. | |
| Sykes, whom Trump had previously mentioned as a potential supreme court pick, ruled in favor of the state’s voter ID law and backed federal funding for anti-gay groups that engage in discrimination. | |
| The breakout star of Trump’s shortlist was, almost immediately, Willett, the social media-savvy justice on Texas’s highest court. Honored as the state’s “tweeter laureate” thanks to his lively and humorous Twitter feed, the Republican justice has publicly joked about a Trump presidency and his ability to pick a supreme court nominee. | |
| Donald Trump haiku—Who would the DonaldName to #SCOTUS? The mind reels.*weeps—can't finish tweet* pic.twitter.com/a326AP0mN1 | |
| “Donald Trump haiku,” @JusticeWillett tweeted in June, months before Scalia’s death. “Who would the Donald / Name to #SCOTUS? /The mind reels. /*weeps—can’t finish tweet*”. | |
| He has made light of some of Trump’s most outlandish behavior. He defendedHeidi Cruz, the wife former presidential candidate Ted Cruz, after Trump threatened to “spill the beans”on her. “She’s fabulous,” he wrote, embellishing the tweet with fire emojis and a gif of Heidi Cruz wearing glasses. And last summer, after Trump gave out Senator Lindsey Graham’s cellphone number, Willett tweeted a photo of Kanye West with his finger over his lips, captioned: “That time Donald Trump tried to give Kanye my cell number.” | |
| Cruz, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this month, repeatedly accused Trump of not being a “true conservative” and warned that as president, the real estate developer would appoint liberal judges to the supreme court. Seeking to mollify conservatives’ concerns, Trump in March said he would work with the conservative Heritage Foundation to help create a list of nominees. He added later that he’d pick a judge that “would look very seriously” at Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state. | |
| Clinton responded to Trump’s list with a tweet: | |
| You don't need to see who's on Trump's list to know what his Supreme Court would look like. pic.twitter.com/HMWqUMSBIY | |
| The death of Scalia was a stark reminder that that the next president is likely to significantly reshape the nation’s highest court. On the campaign trail, the presidential candidates have embraced the argument, telling voters that the next president will make “at least one” and as many as four appointments to the court over the next eight years. | |
| Trump supports the Senate’s blockade against Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit. | |
| The Democratic candidates, Clinton and Bernie Sanders, have accused Senate Republicans of subverting the president’s authority by refusing to hold hearings on the nominee. Republicans have countered that it is inappropriate for a president to make a lifetime appointment in the twilight of his presidency. | |
| In the statement, Trump also remembered Scalia, the leading conservative voice on the court, as a “remarkable person and brilliant supreme court justice”. | |
| “His career was defined by his reverence for the constitution and his legacy of protecting Americans’ most cherished freedoms,” Trump said. “He was a justice who did not believe in legislating from the bench and he is a person whom I held in the highest regard and will always greatly respect his intelligence and conviction to uphold the constitution of our country.” | |
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| Fox News poll: Donald Trump tops Hillary Clinton | |
| Do you hear that ringing sound in your ears? That’s the poll klaxon going off at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters, because a new Fox News poll just released this evening shows presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump beating her in a head-to-head matchup among registered voters nationwide. | |
| According to the poll, Trump garners the support of 45% of the electorate, compared to Clinton’s 42%, with a 4% margin of error. The same poll showed Clinton beating Trump 48% to 41% just last month. | |
| Although Clinton leads among female voters by 14 points, 50% to 36%, Trump dominates among male voters, with a massive 22-point margin, 55% to 33%. | |
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| Bernie Sanders accepts Fox News debate invitation | Bernie Sanders accepts Fox News debate invitation |
| Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has accepted an offer from Fox News to engage in a debate in California this month, in what would be the first Democratic primary debate on the conservative-leaning network in more than a decade. | Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has accepted an offer from Fox News to engage in a debate in California this month, in what would be the first Democratic primary debate on the conservative-leaning network in more than a decade. |
| Now he just needs to get his opponent to agree. | Now he just needs to get his opponent to agree. |
| The Sanders campaign is pushing for Hillary Clinton to agree to the debate, with campaign manager Jeff Weaver writing in a statement that “we hope Secretary Clinton will soon make good on her campaign’s commitment and agree to a time and place for a debate.” | The Sanders campaign is pushing for Hillary Clinton to agree to the debate, with campaign manager Jeff Weaver writing in a statement that “we hope Secretary Clinton will soon make good on her campaign’s commitment and agree to a time and place for a debate.” |
| “There are issues of enormous importance facing the people of California and our nation and the people of our largest state deserve to hear the Democratic candidates [sic] opinions.” | “There are issues of enormous importance facing the people of California and our nation and the people of our largest state deserve to hear the Democratic candidates [sic] opinions.” |
| The Clinton campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on whether the former secretary of state will participate in the debate. | The Clinton campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment on whether the former secretary of state will participate in the debate. |
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| Donald Trump to reach out to Latino evangelicals | Donald Trump to reach out to Latino evangelicals |
| The candidate perhaps best known for wanting to build walls is hoping to mend fences with Latino voters, after a brutal primary season in which he stereotyped, slurred and otherwise alienated the demographic to the point of an 87% disapproval rating. | The candidate perhaps best known for wanting to build walls is hoping to mend fences with Latino voters, after a brutal primary season in which he stereotyped, slurred and otherwise alienated the demographic to the point of an 87% disapproval rating. |
| Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI | Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI |
| Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports, will address a conference of Latino evangelical Christians via prerecorded video this weekend, the most direct overture the candidate has yet made to a cohort that he has insisted will vote for him in droves in the general election. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is the largest such gathering in the country, and one Trump hopes will be amenable to a message highlighting newfound social conservative positions. | Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports, will address a conference of Latino evangelical Christians via prerecorded video this weekend, the most direct overture the candidate has yet made to a cohort that he has insisted will vote for him in droves in the general election. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is the largest such gathering in the country, and one Trump hopes will be amenable to a message highlighting newfound social conservative positions. |
| The inclusion of Trump’s remarks, however, is not an endorsement of the candidate, according to Samuel Rodriguez, the conference’s president. | The inclusion of Trump’s remarks, however, is not an endorsement of the candidate, according to Samuel Rodriguez, the conference’s president. |
| “I have said before, that while I will not endorse any candidate, I will continue to seek the candidates’ endorsement of a pro-life, pro-family, religious liberty, immigration reform agenda, which is of utmost importance to Latino evangelical voters,” Rodriguez told Bloomberg. “He must redeem the narrative with Latinos, and in particular people of faith committed to the aforementioned values.” | “I have said before, that while I will not endorse any candidate, I will continue to seek the candidates’ endorsement of a pro-life, pro-family, religious liberty, immigration reform agenda, which is of utmost importance to Latino evangelical voters,” Rodriguez told Bloomberg. “He must redeem the narrative with Latinos, and in particular people of faith committed to the aforementioned values.” |
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| A sizable majority of voters are angling for an independent candidate to make a run for the White House, a strong rebuke of two of the most historically unpopular presumptive nominees in modern American history. | A sizable majority of voters are angling for an independent candidate to make a run for the White House, a strong rebuke of two of the most historically unpopular presumptive nominees in modern American history. |
| According to a new poll from DataTargeting, a Florida market-research outfit, 55% of voters want an independent candidate to take on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, including a massive 91% of voters under the age of 29. Even more voters - 65% - say they’d be willing to consider voting for such a candidate. | According to a new poll from DataTargeting, a Florida market-research outfit, 55% of voters want an independent candidate to take on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, including a massive 91% of voters under the age of 29. Even more voters - 65% - say they’d be willing to consider voting for such a candidate. |
| Part of the reason behind the openness to a third-party candidate: Record levels of dissatisfaction with the two likely nominees. | Part of the reason behind the openness to a third-party candidate: Record levels of dissatisfaction with the two likely nominees. |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| A mock confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, the president’s nominee for the supreme court, had a lopsided appearance as eight Senate Democrats took their places but not one of their political opponents showed up. | A mock confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, the president’s nominee for the supreme court, had a lopsided appearance as eight Senate Democrats took their places but not one of their political opponents showed up. |
| But if the hour-long stunt was aimed at embarrassing Republicans into finally holding a real hearing for Garland, who has been in limbo for 63 days, that party’s response suggests they are likely to be disappointed. | But if the hour-long stunt was aimed at embarrassing Republicans into finally holding a real hearing for Garland, who has been in limbo for 63 days, that party’s response suggests they are likely to be disappointed. |
| Democrat Patrick Leahy, ranking member of the Senate judiciary committee, chaired the meeting in a packed room on Capitol Hill and called on four witnesses to testify about Garland and the consequences of not filling the supreme court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Garland himself was not present. | Democrat Patrick Leahy, ranking member of the Senate judiciary committee, chaired the meeting in a packed room on Capitol Hill and called on four witnesses to testify about Garland and the consequences of not filling the supreme court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Garland himself was not present. |
| Former judge Timothy Lewis, who was appointed to the US court of appeals for the third circuit by President George H W Bush, testified that his confirmation in October 1992 by a Democratically-controlled Senate made him “living proof” that a Senate controlled by one party can confirm an opposing party’s nominee to an appellate court in a presidential election year. | Former judge Timothy Lewis, who was appointed to the US court of appeals for the third circuit by President George H W Bush, testified that his confirmation in October 1992 by a Democratically-controlled Senate made him “living proof” that a Senate controlled by one party can confirm an opposing party’s nominee to an appellate court in a presidential election year. |
| Lewis powerfully contrasted Monday’s supreme court non-decision to return a high-profile dispute over access to birth control to lower courts with the landmark 1954 Brown v Board of Education ruling that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. He worried that, split between four conservatives and four liberals, today’s court would have tripped up on Brown v Board of Education, leaving different rules in place in different parts of the country. | Lewis powerfully contrasted Monday’s supreme court non-decision to return a high-profile dispute over access to birth control to lower courts with the landmark 1954 Brown v Board of Education ruling that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. He worried that, split between four conservatives and four liberals, today’s court would have tripped up on Brown v Board of Education, leaving different rules in place in different parts of the country. |
| “Think about the implications for the nation if that case on Monday was Brown versus Board of Education,” he told the half-panel. “Think about that. As an African American and as someone who is, and has always been, committed to issues of social justice and civil rights, I can’t help but think about that and I can’t help but think about it in the context of other cases that are bound to come up through the court during this period. | “Think about the implications for the nation if that case on Monday was Brown versus Board of Education,” he told the half-panel. “Think about that. As an African American and as someone who is, and has always been, committed to issues of social justice and civil rights, I can’t help but think about that and I can’t help but think about it in the context of other cases that are bound to come up through the court during this period. |
| “These are matters that should be of critical importance to all of us on both sides of the aisle. The future really is at stake … elections matter. The duly elected president of the United States has nominated a highly qualified person to a position of great importance. That matters. Not the future president; this president, with almost a year left, nominated Merrick Garland to this position. Elections matter, decisions matter.” | “These are matters that should be of critical importance to all of us on both sides of the aisle. The future really is at stake … elections matter. The duly elected president of the United States has nominated a highly qualified person to a position of great importance. That matters. Not the future president; this president, with almost a year left, nominated Merrick Garland to this position. Elections matter, decisions matter.” |
| Related: Mock hearing for Merrick Garland yields disappointing Republican response | Related: Mock hearing for Merrick Garland yields disappointing Republican response |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs has more on Donald Trump’s most recent financial declaration, which reveals that he holds bonds in companies he has attacked. | The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs has more on Donald Trump’s most recent financial declaration, which reveals that he holds bonds in companies he has attacked. |
| The filing demonstrates a number of interesting investments by Trump. Despite his frequent tirades against Oreo cookies for moving some production to Mexico and his pledge to boycott the popular cookie, Trump earned between $5,000 and $15,000 in interest on bonds in Mondelez, the holding company which owns Oreo. Trump also earned between $2,500 and $5,000 in interest in bonds in United Technologies Corporation, the owner of Carrier Air Conditioning. On the campaign trail in Indiana, Trump repeatedly attacked Carrier for moving manufacturing jobs overseas and out of the state. | The filing demonstrates a number of interesting investments by Trump. Despite his frequent tirades against Oreo cookies for moving some production to Mexico and his pledge to boycott the popular cookie, Trump earned between $5,000 and $15,000 in interest on bonds in Mondelez, the holding company which owns Oreo. Trump also earned between $2,500 and $5,000 in interest in bonds in United Technologies Corporation, the owner of Carrier Air Conditioning. On the campaign trail in Indiana, Trump repeatedly attacked Carrier for moving manufacturing jobs overseas and out of the state. |
| Trump also made significant sums of money from the 16 books he has authored. His newest tome, Crippled America, earned the presumptive nominee between $1m and $5m, while The Art Of The Deal – which Trump has called his second favorite book after the Bible – netted him between $50,000 and $100,000. | Trump also made significant sums of money from the 16 books he has authored. His newest tome, Crippled America, earned the presumptive nominee between $1m and $5m, while The Art Of The Deal – which Trump has called his second favorite book after the Bible – netted him between $50,000 and $100,000. |
| The real estate mogul also reported that he made $49.3m from selling his share of the Miss Universe pageant as well as earning nearly $30m from his ownership of the Mar A Lago resort in Palm Beach. | The real estate mogul also reported that he made $49.3m from selling his share of the Miss Universe pageant as well as earning nearly $30m from his ownership of the Mar A Lago resort in Palm Beach. |
| Trump also had to list all 564 positions he holds outside the United States government, all linked to being President of Trump ICE LLC and president, director and chairman of Trump World Productions. | Trump also had to list all 564 positions he holds outside the United States government, all linked to being President of Trump ICE LLC and president, director and chairman of Trump World Productions. |
| Related: Trump financial declaration reveals he holds bonds in companies he attacked | Related: Trump financial declaration reveals he holds bonds in companies he attacked |
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| Our cup runneth over with anti-Donald Trump tweets from Texas supreme court justice Don Willett, who really, really seems disinterested in serving as a supreme court nominee under the hypothetical Trump administration. | Our cup runneth over with anti-Donald Trump tweets from Texas supreme court justice Don Willett, who really, really seems disinterested in serving as a supreme court nominee under the hypothetical Trump administration. |
| "I just want to thank my coaches at Trump University summer basketball camp."—Kris Jenkins #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/Xrvk79ViWO | "I just want to thank my coaches at Trump University summer basketball camp."—Kris Jenkins #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/Xrvk79ViWO |
| Low-energy Trump University has never made it to #MarchMadness. Or even to the #NIT. Sad! 🏀 pic.twitter.com/DWcfJOZkPu | Low-energy Trump University has never made it to #MarchMadness. Or even to the #NIT. Sad! 🏀 pic.twitter.com/DWcfJOZkPu |
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| Dan Roberts | Dan Roberts |
| Hopes of a joyous moment of unification as the party came together to fight Donald Trump took a nosedive this week after the most rancorous dispute yet erupted between supporters of rival candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. | Hopes of a joyous moment of unification as the party came together to fight Donald Trump took a nosedive this week after the most rancorous dispute yet erupted between supporters of rival candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. |
| The severity of the row – ostensibly over the allocation of delegates at a state-level Democratic convention in Nevada – took many observers by surprise, particularly after threats of violence were made by some Sanders supporters toward Democratic officials accused of bending the rules to favour Clinton. | The severity of the row – ostensibly over the allocation of delegates at a state-level Democratic convention in Nevada – took many observers by surprise, particularly after threats of violence were made by some Sanders supporters toward Democratic officials accused of bending the rules to favour Clinton. |
| But the unapologetic reaction of leaders on both sides of the dispute suggests the angry scenes in Nevada were not an isolated incident, and point to a degree of animosity that will not be easy to heal. | But the unapologetic reaction of leaders on both sides of the dispute suggests the angry scenes in Nevada were not an isolated incident, and point to a degree of animosity that will not be easy to heal. |
| The Sanders camp vehemently rejects the notion that such tensions could turn ugly again in July, with the Vermont senator issuing a statement saying it was “nonsense” to suggest the campaign had a “penchant for violence”. | The Sanders camp vehemently rejects the notion that such tensions could turn ugly again in July, with the Vermont senator issuing a statement saying it was “nonsense” to suggest the campaign had a “penchant for violence”. |
| “There is not going to be any violence in Philadelphia, I guarantee you that,” the Sanders campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, told CNN after the party chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, appeared on air to accuse Sanders of “adding fuel to the fire” with his “unacceptable” response to the incident. | “There is not going to be any violence in Philadelphia, I guarantee you that,” the Sanders campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, told CNN after the party chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, appeared on air to accuse Sanders of “adding fuel to the fire” with his “unacceptable” response to the incident. |
| Yet the mere fact that these senior party figures are conducting their discussions via television studios rather than telephone calls speaks volumes about how little trust remains between them. | Yet the mere fact that these senior party figures are conducting their discussions via television studios rather than telephone calls speaks volumes about how little trust remains between them. |
| Related: Democrats face their own unity crisis amid Nevada convention fallout | Related: Democrats face their own unity crisis amid Nevada convention fallout |
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| #FF @justicewillett | #FF @justicewillett |
| It's time to spill the beans on @heidiscruz:🔥🔥 SHE'S FABULOUS! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WcTEIYGUA5 | It's time to spill the beans on @heidiscruz:🔥🔥 SHE'S FABULOUS! 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WcTEIYGUA5 |
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| Justice Willett also referred to Trump on Twitter as “Darth Trump”: | Justice Willett also referred to Trump on Twitter as “Darth Trump”: |
| "We'll rebuild the Death Star. It'll be amazing, believe me. And the rebels will pay for it."—Darth Trump pic.twitter.com/y25LADg15J | "We'll rebuild the Death Star. It'll be amazing, believe me. And the rebels will pay for it."—Darth Trump pic.twitter.com/y25LADg15J |
| And made a Star Trek /Trump Airlines joke: | And made a Star Trek /Trump Airlines joke: |
| That time @WilliamShatner flew Trump Airlines. pic.twitter.com/ok8dF0BsOj | That time @WilliamShatner flew Trump Airlines. pic.twitter.com/ok8dF0BsOj |
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| The Trump campaign has released thumbnail bios for each of his 11 potential Supreme Court picks. | The Trump campaign has released thumbnail bios for each of his 11 potential Supreme Court picks. |
| (Donald Trump isn’t president yet, and so he does not get to nominate a Supreme Court justice...yet.) | (Donald Trump isn’t president yet, and so he does not get to nominate a Supreme Court justice...yet.) |
| “The following list of potential Supreme Court justices is representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value and, as President, I plan to use this list as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices,” Trump said in a statement: | “The following list of potential Supreme Court justices is representative of the kind of constitutional principles I value and, as President, I plan to use this list as a guide to nominate our next United States Supreme Court Justices,” Trump said in a statement: |
| Here’s a thumbnail roundup of the thumbnails: | Here’s a thumbnail roundup of the thumbnails: |
| Steven Colloton of Iowa is a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, a position he has held since President George W. Bush appointed him in 2003. | Steven Colloton of Iowa is a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, a position he has held since President George W. Bush appointed him in 2003. |
| Allison Eid of Colorado is an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Colorado Governor Bill Owens appointed her to the seat in 2006; she was later retained for a full term by the voters (with 75% of voters favoring retention). | Allison Eid of Colorado is an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Colorado Governor Bill Owens appointed her to the seat in 2006; she was later retained for a full term by the voters (with 75% of voters favoring retention). |
| Raymond Gruender of Missouri has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since his 2004 appointment by President George W. Bush. | Raymond Gruender of Missouri has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since his 2004 appointment by President George W. Bush. |
| Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2007. Prior to serving as a circuit judge, he served as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2003. | Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2007. Prior to serving as a circuit judge, he served as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania since 2003. |
| Raymond Kethledge of Michigan has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 2008. Before his judicial service, Judge Kethledge served as judiciary counsel to Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham, worked as a partner in two law firms, and worked as an in-house counsel for the Ford Motor Company. | Raymond Kethledge of Michigan has been a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 2008. Before his judicial service, Judge Kethledge served as judiciary counsel to Michigan Senator Spencer Abraham, worked as a partner in two law firms, and worked as an in-house counsel for the Ford Motor Company. |
| Joan Larsen of Michigan is an Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Larsen was a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law from 1998 until her appointment to the bench. | Joan Larsen of Michigan is an Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Justice Larsen was a professor at the University of Michigan School of Law from 1998 until her appointment to the bench. |
| Thomas Lee of Utah has been an Associate Justice of the Utah Supreme Court since 2010. Beginning in 1997, he served on the faculty of Brigham Young University Law School, where he still teaches in an adjunct capacity. | Thomas Lee of Utah has been an Associate Justice of the Utah Supreme Court since 2010. Beginning in 1997, he served on the faculty of Brigham Young University Law School, where he still teaches in an adjunct capacity. |
| William H. Pryor, Jr. of Alabama is a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has served on the court since 2004. Judge Pryor became the Alabama Attorney General in 1997 upon Jeff Sessions’s election to the U.S. Senate. | William H. Pryor, Jr. of Alabama is a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has served on the court since 2004. Judge Pryor became the Alabama Attorney General in 1997 upon Jeff Sessions’s election to the U.S. Senate. |
| David Stras of Minnesota has been an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2010. After his initial appointment, he was elected to a six-year term in 2012. | David Stras of Minnesota has been an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2010. After his initial appointment, he was elected to a six-year term in 2012. |
| Diane Sykes of Wisconsin has served as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2004. Prior to her federal appointment, Judge Sykes had been a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court since 1999 and a Wisconsin trial court judge of both civil and criminal matters before that. | Diane Sykes of Wisconsin has served as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2004. Prior to her federal appointment, Judge Sykes had been a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court since 1999 and a Wisconsin trial court judge of both civil and criminal matters before that. |
| Don Willett of Texas has been a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court since 2005. He was initially appointed by Governor Rick Perry and has been reelected by the voters twice. | Don Willett of Texas has been a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court since 2005. He was initially appointed by Governor Rick Perry and has been reelected by the voters twice. |
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| More Twitter goodness from Texas supreme court justice Don Willett, who’s on Trump’s short list after making fun of the election cycle and by extension Trump: | More Twitter goodness from Texas supreme court justice Don Willett, who’s on Trump’s short list after making fun of the election cycle and by extension Trump: |
| Can't wait till Trump rips off his face Mission Impossible-style & reveals a laughing Ruth Bader Ginsburg. pic.twitter.com/LieabD35zb | Can't wait till Trump rips off his face Mission Impossible-style & reveals a laughing Ruth Bader Ginsburg. pic.twitter.com/LieabD35zb |
| #Election2016 is brought to you by the letters S, M, and H. pic.twitter.com/ymJLlJO3Mg | #Election2016 is brought to you by the letters S, M, and H. pic.twitter.com/ymJLlJO3Mg |
| .@JusticeWillett,surprised, nervously shy about being on @realDonaldTrump SCOTUS list, says, "I'll circle back." pic.twitter.com/leRQeo2wMi | .@JusticeWillett,surprised, nervously shy about being on @realDonaldTrump SCOTUS list, says, "I'll circle back." pic.twitter.com/leRQeo2wMi |
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| Trump pick had recoiled from Trump | Trump pick had recoiled from Trump |
| Texas supreme court justice Don Willett is not only on Donald Trump’s short list to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court – he’s on Twitter – and he has publicly second-guessed Trump’s ability to appoint a supreme court justice. | Texas supreme court justice Don Willett is not only on Donald Trump’s short list to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court – he’s on Twitter – and he has publicly second-guessed Trump’s ability to appoint a supreme court justice. |
| Donald Trump haiku—Who would the DonaldName to #SCOTUS? The mind reels.*weeps—can't finish tweet* pic.twitter.com/a326AP0mN1 | Donald Trump haiku—Who would the DonaldName to #SCOTUS? The mind reels.*weeps—can't finish tweet* pic.twitter.com/a326AP0mN1 |
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| Trump roster includes opponents of abortion, supporters of voter ID and 'religious freedom' laws | Trump roster includes opponents of abortion, supporters of voter ID and 'religious freedom' laws |
| The Trump list of justices includes six federal circuit judges and five state supreme court justices. Trump has previously mentioned at least two of the judges, Diane S Sykes of Wisconsin and Bill Pryor of Alabama, as potential Supreme Court picks. | The Trump list of justices includes six federal circuit judges and five state supreme court justices. Trump has previously mentioned at least two of the judges, Diane S Sykes of Wisconsin and Bill Pryor of Alabama, as potential Supreme Court picks. |
| Pryor is a George W Bush appointee who has written that Roe v Wade “created—out of thin air—a constitutional right to murder an unborn child” and who has upheld a Georgia voter ID law. | Pryor is a George W Bush appointee who has written that Roe v Wade “created—out of thin air—a constitutional right to murder an unborn child” and who has upheld a Georgia voter ID law. |
| Sykes had also been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court pick by Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. She ruled in favor of the state’s voter ID law and backed federal funding for anti-gay groups that engage in discrimination. | Sykes had also been mentioned as a potential Supreme Court pick by Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. She ruled in favor of the state’s voter ID law and backed federal funding for anti-gay groups that engage in discrimination. |
| Click through for basic details on the judges: | Click through for basic details on the judges: |
| Steven M Colloton, US court of appeals judge, eighth circuit in Des Moines, Iowa | Steven M Colloton, US court of appeals judge, eighth circuit in Des Moines, Iowa |
| Allison H. Eid, justice, Colorado supreme court | Allison H. Eid, justice, Colorado supreme court |
| Raymond W Gruender, US court of appeals judge, eighth circuit in St Louis, Missouri | Raymond W Gruender, US court of appeals judge, eighth circuit in St Louis, Missouri |
| Thomas M Hardiman, US court of appeals judge, third circuit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Thomas M Hardiman, US court of appeals judge, third circuit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Raymond M Kethledge, US court of appeals judge, Michigan | Raymond M Kethledge, US court of appeals judge, Michigan |
| Joan L Larsen, justice, Michigan supreme court | Joan L Larsen, justice, Michigan supreme court |
| Thomas R Lee, justice, Utah supreme court | Thomas R Lee, justice, Utah supreme court |
| William H Pryor, US court of appeals judge, Alabama | William H Pryor, US court of appeals judge, Alabama |
| David R Stras, associate justice, Minnesota supreme court | David R Stras, associate justice, Minnesota supreme court |
| Diane S Sykes, US court of appeals judge, seventh circuit, Wisconsin | Diane S Sykes, US court of appeals judge, seventh circuit, Wisconsin |
| Don R Willett, justice, Texas supreme court | Don R Willett, justice, Texas supreme court |
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| The Associated Press releases the list of Trump’s potential Supreme Court picks: | The Associated Press releases the list of Trump’s potential Supreme Court picks: |
| Trump’s picks include Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado and Raymond Gruender of Missouri. | Trump’s picks include Steven Colloton of Iowa, Allison Eid of Colorado and Raymond Gruender of Missouri. |
| Also on the list are: Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas. | Also on the list are: Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania, Raymond Kethledge of Michigan, Joan Larsen of Michigan, Thomas Lee of Utah, William Pryor of Alabama, David Stras of Minnesota, Diane Sykes of Wisconsin and Don Willett of Texas. |
| Trump said in March he planned to release the list to ease concerns about his conservative credentials in the Republican primary. | Trump said in March he planned to release the list to ease concerns about his conservative credentials in the Republican primary. |
| He said then the list would include judges “that everybody respects, likes and totally admires” and “great conservative judges, great intellects, the people that you want.” | He said then the list would include judges “that everybody respects, likes and totally admires” and “great conservative judges, great intellects, the people that you want.” |
| More to come... | More to come... |
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| Trump releases list of potential Supreme Court nominees | Trump releases list of potential Supreme Court nominees |
| BREAKING: Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump releases list of 11 potential nominees to U.S. Supreme Court. | BREAKING: Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump releases list of 11 potential nominees to U.S. Supreme Court. |
| More to come... | More to come... |
| Trump is being impressively modest. Jesus had 12 people on his list. | Trump is being impressively modest. Jesus had 12 people on his list. |
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| Former governor sees Trump hurt by preponderance of 'ugly women' | Former governor sees Trump hurt by preponderance of 'ugly women' |
| Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, has spoken with the Washington Post about Trump’s claims that he can flip the Keystone state to the Republican column, which has not voted for a Republican for president since 1988. | Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, has spoken with the Washington Post about Trump’s claims that he can flip the Keystone state to the Republican column, which has not voted for a Republican for president since 1988. |
| Trump’s argument is that he can win over blue-collar voters in the old industrial corridor along the Delaware River. | Trump’s argument is that he can win over blue-collar voters in the old industrial corridor along the Delaware River. |
| Rendell thinks Trump might win a few such votes but will lose far more among women. His analysis has to do with the proportion of ugly to attractive women in America: | Rendell thinks Trump might win a few such votes but will lose far more among women. His analysis has to do with the proportion of ugly to attractive women in America: |
| “Will he have some appeal to working-class Dems in Levittown or Bristol? Sure,” said Ed Rendell, the former Pennsylvania governor and Philadelphia mayor, who won landslides in the suburbs. “For every one he’ll lose 1½ , two Republican women. Trump’s comments like ‘You can’t be a 10 if you’re flat-chested,’ that’ll come back to haunt him. There are probably more ugly women in America than attractive women. People take that stuff personally.” | “Will he have some appeal to working-class Dems in Levittown or Bristol? Sure,” said Ed Rendell, the former Pennsylvania governor and Philadelphia mayor, who won landslides in the suburbs. “For every one he’ll lose 1½ , two Republican women. Trump’s comments like ‘You can’t be a 10 if you’re flat-chested,’ that’ll come back to haunt him. There are probably more ugly women in America than attractive women. People take that stuff personally.” |
| The AP adds: | The AP adds: |
| Rendell didn’t immediately return requests for comment. Rendell’s comments have stirred up controversy in the past. In 2010, he said the U.S. had “become a nation of wusses” following the postponement of a Philadelphia Eagles game due to a snowstorm. | Rendell didn’t immediately return requests for comment. Rendell’s comments have stirred up controversy in the past. In 2010, he said the U.S. had “become a nation of wusses” following the postponement of a Philadelphia Eagles game due to a snowstorm. |
| Read the full Washington Post piece, which explores Trump’s potential appeal in suburbs that had been trending Democratic, here. | Read the full Washington Post piece, which explores Trump’s potential appeal in suburbs that had been trending Democratic, here. |
| Are there more ugly men in the United States, or attractive men? cc @GovEdRendell | Are there more ugly men in the United States, or attractive men? cc @GovEdRendell |
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