Most Americans Think The Senate Should Hold Hearings On The Supreme Court Nominee

Most Americans want Republicans in the U.S. Senate to consider the president's Supreme Court nominee, new surveys show.

GOP leaders have pledged not to consider Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's nominee, saying they want to leave the seat vacant until a new president takes office next year. “I can’t imagine that a Republican-majority Congress, in a lame-duck session, after the American people have spoken, would want to confirm” Garland, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday.