In moments, Chief Justice John Roberts is to swear in Neil Gorsuch at the 113th justice of the Supreme Court.https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-senate-has-confirmed-neil-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court?utm_term=.tcaGbKGBY …
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The seat has been vacant since Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb. 13, 2016.
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President Obama previously nominated Merrick Garland to fill the seat, but Senate Republicans refused to consider the nomination.
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President Trump's unexpected win put him in the unusual position of getting to start his presidency with a Supreme Court nomination.
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Despite all of his many missteps in other areas, today's swearing-in of Justice Neil Gorsuch is President Trump's first real legacy success.
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It's certainly a big success for McConnell, as I've noted many times over the past week. But a SCOTUS nom is a president's, so here we are.
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