POLITICS – Obama nominates Merrick Garland for Supreme Court

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Garland will possibly fill the vacancy left by deceased Justice Antonin Scalia. The decision is now challenging Republicans to drop their adamant refusal to consider any nominated choice in an election year. Obama calls the new nominee “one of America’s sharpest legal minds” and deserving of a full hearing and Senate confirmation vote.