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Trump Moves Closer to Announcing a Supreme Court Nominee

The president says he’ll reveal his choice to fill the vacant high-court seat next week.
Source: Carlos Barria / Reuters

Donald Trump is moving closer to naming a Supreme Court nominee to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat. The president told reporters Tuesday that he plans to finalize a decision on the nomination this week and make an announcement next week. According to a White House press-pool report, Trump assured reporters that the nominee will be “truly great.”

So who will Trump nominate? Citing anonymous sources “familiar with the search process,” on Tuesday that Trump

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