News Wrap: GOP Senators refuse to hear SCOTUS nominations
Clip: 2/23/2016 | 4m 11s
News Wrap: Republican Senators refuse to hear Supreme Court nominations
In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) announced that Senate Republicans will not hear any Supreme Court nominations until a new president has been elected. Also, the CDC is investigating 14 possible cases of Zika virus in the U.S. that might have been spread through sexual transmission.
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News Wrap: GOP Senators refuse to hear SCOTUS nominations
Clip: 2/23/2016 | 4m 11s
In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) announced that Senate Republicans will not hear any Supreme Court nominations until a new president has been elected. Also, the CDC is investigating 14 possible cases of Zika virus in the U.S. that might have been spread through sexual transmission.
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