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In a break with history, Republican leadership says the Senate will not consider any nominee to the Supreme Court this year, no matter who it is. President Obama is preparing to name his choice to replace the late Antonin Scalia

In a break with history, Republican leadership says the Senate will not consider any nominee to the Supreme Court this year, no matter who it is. President Obama is preparing to name his choice to replace the late Antonin Scalia. But Republicans say the seat should be filled by the next president. Jan Crawford reports.

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A new poll finds 56 percent of Americans want the Senate to hold hearings and vote on President Obama’s nominee to replace Scalia

Republican senators meet Tuesday to discuss the open seat on the Supreme Court. A new poll finds 56 percent of Americans want the Senate to hold hearings and vote on President Obama’s nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. A newly-discovered video from 1992 of then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joe Biden is helping Republicans who want to delay the decision until the next president. Jan Crawford reports.

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Texas authorities did not do an autopsy after Scalia's body was found

Donald Trump is talking about conspiracy theories that claim Justice Antonin Scalia may have died of foul play. Texas authorities did not do an autopsy after Scalia's body was found. Confusion and lingering questions led to some wild speculation about the venerated justice’s, but the owner of the ranch where Scalia died tried to clarify his comments about how he saw “a pillow over his head.” Jan Crawford reports.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is blasting Senate Republicans

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is blasting Senate Republicans who say the next president should appoint the successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Clinton posted a barrage of tweets late last night writing, "I have news for Republicans who would put politics over the Constitution: Refusing to do your duty isn’t righteous, it's disgraceful.” Jan Crawford reports on the possible candidates for the high court.

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