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Sen. Thom Tillis Says He ‘Will Support’ Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who is up for reelection this year, indicated in a Friday statement that he will support President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, warning that there is a “clear choice on the future of the Supreme Court between the well-qualified and conservative jurist President Trump will nominate … and the liberal activist Joe Biden will nominate and Cal Cunningham will support.”

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on

Maxine Waters: ‘Senate Democrats, Do Not Back Down’

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) urged Senate Democrats to stand strong and “not back down” in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) subsequent vow that President Trump’s nominee to replace her “will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.”

US Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) looks on before speaking to reports regarding the R

Democrats Warn Republicans Against Filling Supreme Court Vacancy

Democrat lawmakers are warning Republicans against filling a Supreme Court vacancy this year after Republicans ignored former President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. At the time, Republican leadership stated that “the American people should have a say in the court’s direction” given 2016’s status as a presidential election year.

In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's courtroom chair i