President Obama To Meet With GOP Leaders On Supreme Court Fight

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is due to meet face-to-face Tuesday with the Senate Republican leaders vowing to block his nominee to the Supreme Court -- no matter who it is. Republicans say they think the next president should fill the vacancy on the court.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa, both Republicans, are due at the White House midmorning for the sit-down with Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Senate Democrats Harry Reid of Nevada and Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

It will be the first time the leaders have met since Justice Antonin Scalia's unexpected death last month set off a clash over the Supreme Court.

Neither side has indicated it is expecting any shift in the standoff.

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