Opinion | Thanks, Mitch, for clearing the way for Breyer's replacement

Democrats are taking a cue from Sen. McConnell's hell-bent dedication to shaping the Supreme Court bench, HayesBrown writes.

Activists' message appears to have finally gotten through to Breyer after months of resistance.

And so, Garland is Biden’s attorney general instead of a sitting member of the court alongside Breyer. McConnell toldlast year that he regards that obstruction as “the single most consequential thing I’ve done in my time as majority leader of the Senate.” And he suggested that he’d do the same for any potential vacant seat in 2024 if the GOP were to reclaim the majority after the midterms.

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