Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts

Democrats vow revenge for Supreme Court shenanigans if they gain majority

Senate Democrats are warning that if they win control of the chamber this November, any Supreme Court vacancy President Donald Trump tries to fill could meet the same fate Republicans once handed Barack Obama's nominee: a seat left open and a nominee left waiting.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) put the president on notice in response to a question from NBC News, saying a major reason Democrats want the majority is to stop Trump from …

Schumer warns Democrats may block Trump’s judge picks if they flip Senate

Republicans used their Senate majority to block vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination after the 2012 death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

The Democrats Are Finally Growing a Spine

The Democratic Party will refuse to approve any of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominations in the event it takes back control of the Senate, drawing perhaps the strongest line in the sand against the White House to date. “The bottom line is: One of the reasons we want to do everything we can to take back the Senate is not let Trump put such horrible justices—MAGA justices—on the Supreme Court and the lower courts,” Senate Minority Leader Chu…

Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated Wednesday that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the…