Who`s a hypocrite? GOP, Dems debate past comments on court
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The “H” word — hypocrisy — is suddenly in vogue at the Capitol as lawmakers debate how quickly to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed that President Donald Trump`s as-yet unnamed nominee will receive a vote on the Senate floor “this year,` but has been careful not to say exactly when that will happen. Democrats accuse the Kentucky Republican of blatant hypocrisy after McConnell refused to consider President Barack Obama`s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, eight months before the 2016 election. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate...