
In this frame grab from video provided by Senate Television, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. speaks on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Merkley held the Senate floor through the night and was still going in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. (Senate Television via AP)
April 6, 2017
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April 6, 2017 12:01 p.m.
Democrats block Gorsuch vote; rules change is next step
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have blocked President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court.