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Schumer writes White House with suggestions for Supreme Court By DEVLIN BARRETT The Associated Press 6/10/2003, 8:30 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer, currently leading the Democrats' filibuster of two judicial nominees, sent a letter to President Bush Tuesday suggesting nominees for possible Supreme Court vacancies — including Republican Sen. Arlen Specter. Schumer, D-N.Y., made his recommendations in case a sitting justice should leave the nine-member Supreme Court in the near future. Supreme Court-watchers say one or two resignations among the aging justices are more likely than in recent years. Schumer's suggested list of five candidates includes Specter...

LAS VEGAS — There are the people on his side on the Iran deal, President Barack Obama said Monday evening. Then there are “the crazies.” Back from a notably uneventful and restful two-week vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, Obama was immediately on the road for a short trip here, first to speak at a green energy conference hosted by retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, then to raise money for his preferred successor, former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto. Ruddy from the sun, Obama described himself as “refreshed, renewed, recharged — a little feisty.” And he delivered, recounting the ride...

Updated, 4:44 p.m. | Defying the Bush administration, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday that it would block any flights that result from the federal government’s plan to auction off departure and arrival slots at the three major airports in the New York region. The Port Authority said the federal plan would “have a severe negative impact” on air travel and “would be illegal without Congressional authorization.” The Port Authority’s decision contradicts a much-debated proposal that was introduced last year by the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, which want...