Neil Gorsuch, nominee for the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post)Another potential Democratic swing vote announced Friday that she will vote against Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. admitted it was “a really difficult decision for me” but that she will vote against Gorsuch when his nomination comes up for a vote in the Senate next week — and will support a Democratic filibuster of him. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) also announced they are opposed to Gorsuch, meaning that at least 35 Democrats will vote against him and back a filibuster. But Republicans have vowed that Gorsuch will be confirmed no matter what — signaling that they will change Senate procedure, if needed.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2017 20:54 UTC