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Schumer: Democrats Will Filibuster Gorsuch

WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats will attempt to filibuster the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday during a speech on the Senate floor.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill before

Donald Trump Clinches Republican Nomination

His son Donald Trump Jr. announced their home state of New York’s delegates for his father — throwing the candidate over the top to reach 1,267 delegates — beating the 1,237 votes needed to clinch the nomination.

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 19: on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July

Ted Cruz Sweeps Colorado

Ted Cruz wrapped up the remaining 13 Colorado delegates on Saturday at the state Republican Party convention, winning every pledged Republican delegate from Colorado to the Republican National Convention.

Cruz Victory Colorado

President Obama Nominates 5 for Texas Federal Courts

President Barack Obama’s naming Judge Merrick Garland as his pick to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, has been front and center in the nation’s headlines. Not so high profile was his nomination of five lawyers to serve on federal district court benches in Texas.

The Hipolito F. Garcia federal building