Biden tells senators he plans to begin interviewing Supreme Court finalists next week

President Biden still intends to announce his pick to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court by the end of the month and plans to begin interviewing finalists for the job next week, according to two people with direct knowledge of his plans.

The president met Thursday at the White House with Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a panel he once chaired. The engagement lasted more than an hour but did not include a review of specific women under consideration for the post.

"He did not name names. He said he wasn't going to," said a participant in the meeting who asked for anonymity to speak frankly about it.