supreme court nominations
Half of Republicans don’t want Trump as their presidential nominee, but they don’t necessarily want to stop him either.
"It's clear what Republicans are planning to do," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
"We are setting a precedent here today," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.
"The message from Senate Republicans is crystal clear: Forget the Constitution," she said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The reason? Obama is a "lame duck president with a stale mandate."
The prominent clergy members said it's more subtle but nonetheless the same.
Voters don't like the move, including in the Judiciary Committee chairman's home state.
Chuck Grassley says voters should decide the next high court nominee, then accuses Democrats of playing politics.
Meanwhile, the contest to decide who chooses the next justice is a mess.
Republicans "took a solemn oath before God" to uphold the Constitution, and they are reneging by not considering a court nominee, say Democrats.