Site last updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Log In

Reset Password
Butler County's great daily newspaper

GOP says no hearings, no votes for court nominee

WASHINGTON — No hearing. No vote. Don’t even bother knocking on our door.

That’s the message Senate Republicans delivered to President Barack Obama and his sometime-soon nominee for the Supreme Court,.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday that his GOP caucus was united against taking any step in the Senate’s “advise and consent” process. The Judiciary Committee will not hold confirmation hearings. The panel and the full Senate will not vote. And a handful of Republicans, including McConnell, said they would not even meet with the nominee when the individual makes introductions on Capitol Hill.

More in National News

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

* indicates required
TODAY'S PHOTOS