US President Barack Obama will press Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, despite Republican vows to not to act
US President Barack Obama will press Senate Republican leaders on Tuesday to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, despite Republican vows to not to act on anyone he nominates.
Mr Obama is slated to speak at 11.30 am with senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and the Republican head of the Senate judiciary committee Chuck Grassley at the White House.
The President and Republican senators are at odds over whether Mr Obama should select a replacement for Justice Scalia in an election year.
Any pick by Mr Obama must confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate. Mr McConnell and Mr Grassley have argued that the seat should remain vacant until Mr Obama’s successor takes office next January, allowing the American people to have a saying the selection when they choose a new President in the November 8 election.
