1/ President Trump is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday.
These are the five women that have surfaced as the most likely picks.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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2/ Amy Coney Barrett Trump appointed Barrett, 48, in May 2017 to be a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Health law experts believe Barrett would, depending on when she is confirmed, likely rule against the Affordable Care Act.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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3/ Barbara Lagoa A year ago, Trump appointed Lagoa, 52, to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles appeals out of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Earlier this month, she weighed in on the nation's only 19th Amendment felony disenfranchisement suit.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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4/ Joan Larsen Trump appointed Larsen, 51, to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati in May 2017. She worked as a law clerk under Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and wrote that his passing "leaves a giant void in the court."https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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5/ Allison Jones Rushing Trump nominated Rushing to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in August 2018; she was confirmed the following March on partisan lines, with 53-44. At 38, she would be the youngest justice to ever serve on the high court.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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6/ Kate Comerford Todd Comerford Todd, 45, is a deputy White House counsel in the Trump administration. She is the only nominee on Trump's list of potential Supreme Court nominees who has not previously served as a judge.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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7/7 Republican leadership has indicated that they have the votes to confirm a pick. Though Democrats have few tools to slow a nomination, they will likely scrutinize the nominee's record in what could be a particularly bruising confirmation hearing.https://bit.ly/32XSm0K
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