
The internal jockeying begins as Biden selects his Supreme Court nominee
CNN
Before the Biden administration engages in any fight with the Senate over the President's choice for the Supreme Court, there will likely be a brawl within.
President Joe Biden's allies are already jockeying for attention to their preferences, as seen in House Majority Whip James Clyburn's forceful support for South Carolina-based US trial Judge Michelle Childs.
Much of the lobbying will be subtler, through back channels and efforts to shape the way that leading contenders are portrayed, in the news media and by those in position to influence Biden.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











