By — Kwame Holman Kwame Holman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/politico-editor-white-house-hopes-to-use-scotus-nomination-to-highlight-financial-reform-fight Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Supreme Court Nomination Comes at Critical Time for Obama Agenda Politics Apr 13, 2010 5:08 PM EDT Politico White House Editor Craig Gordon spoke with us Tuesday about how President Obama may be forming his strategy around a replacement nominee for the retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. According to Gordon, the White House might use the selection process as an opportunity to point out to the public that the current Supreme Court has drifted to the right during the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts. The nomination could also bring attention back to recent tensions between the White House and the high court — President Obama made headlines during his February State of the Union speech when he criticized the court for its ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC, which allowed corporations more freedom to pay for political campaign ads. Watch the interview here: Video editing by Quinn Bowman We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Kwame Holman Kwame Holman Kwame Holman joined The NewsHour in 1983 as a producer/correspondent and became congressional correspondent in 1992. Prior to joining The NewsHour, Kwame was a reporter and producer for the CBS affiliate WTOC in Savannah, Georgia. He also served as a public relations consultant to the National Summit Conference on Black Economic Development and as a special assistant to the president of the Children's Defense Fund. During 1980, Kwame was acting press secretary to the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Politico White House Editor Craig Gordon spoke with us Tuesday about how President Obama may be forming his strategy around a replacement nominee for the retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. According to Gordon, the White House might use the selection process as an opportunity to point out to the public that the current Supreme Court has drifted to the right during the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts. The nomination could also bring attention back to recent tensions between the White House and the high court — President Obama made headlines during his February State of the Union speech when he criticized the court for its ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC, which allowed corporations more freedom to pay for political campaign ads. Watch the interview here: Video editing by Quinn Bowman We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now