Grassley Says Senate Ready for Possible Alito Retirement, Floats Cruz and Lee as Successors
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Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 14
Grassley Says Senate Ready for Possible Alito Retirement, Floats Cruz and Lee as Successors
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 14
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said the committee is prepared for a potential Supreme Court vacancy if Justice Samuel Alito retires.
Grassley named Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee as his preferred nominees should Alito, aged 76, step down at the end of the term.
Republicans are keen to confirm a conservative successor before possible Senate control shifts in the 2026 midterms, maintaining the court’s current ideological balance.
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