Trump announced Monday night that he's selected Brett Kavanaugh, a solidly conservative judge, to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Brett Kavanaugh is headed to
Capitol Hill Tuesday morning to meet with Republican leaders as the
battle begins over his nomination to the Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh,
an appellate judge, will first huddle with Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell of Kentucky. He will then meet with Sen. Chuck Grassley of
Iowa, the Judiciary Committee chairman.
Republicans
have reacted positively to President Donald Trump's pick, but McConnell
has little margin of error to get Kavanaugh confirmed. The GOP has a
slim 51-49 majority in the Senate.
McConnell
said he looked forward to meeting Kavanaugh and urged senators "to put
partisanship aside" when considering his qualifications.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York is vowing to fight the nomination with "with everything I have."
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