Senate GOP to Obama: Don’t bother nominating to Court

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans are uniting behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama’s successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately accused them of putting politics ahead of their constitutional responsibility. Vulnerable GOP incumbents in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,…

Senate votes to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans have overwhelmed Democrats in a vote to end Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. Thursday’s vote comes as the Senate moves toward approval of a bill that would all but repeal the president’s health care law. The bill would also take away the federal dollars that Planned Parenthood receives. Democrats tried restoring…