As the president prepares to select a new nominee for the Supreme Court, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton released a statement urging the president to select the next nominee carefully. "I urge the president to take seriously the Constitution's charge and to engage the U.S. Senate – both Republicans and Democrats – in a process of genuine consultation in order to identify and ultimately confirm a consensus nominee," the New York senator said in a statement Thursday. Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court Thursday amid escalating criticism about her qualifications for the job. The president said he reluctantly...
