Confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court pick could be shaped by Russia and Roe

CNN: Supreme Court confirmation hearings often develop their own tenor, depending on the nominee and the issues of the day. Even without a choice yet from President Donald Trump, two themes already have emerged: Russia and Roe.

Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide, has been a Senate Judiciary Committee perennial for decades. But the fate of the landmark ruling is likely to consume more of the questioning between senators and the nominee this time simply because Trump, as a candidate, vowed to appoint justices who would reverse Roe and leave abortion law to the states.

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