President Trump unveiled Wednesday his revamped list of potential Supreme Court justices that includes 20 new names, including Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Why it matters: Top aides and advisers to the president urged him months ago to put together a new list of justices ahead of Election Day to pump up his base and remind them why a Republican needs to remain in the White House.
- Other notable new additions to the list include Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
- The idea for the revised list took on increased urgency after the court ruled on two major cases in June — one prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and another determining the Trump administration violated federal law in how it tried to end the Obama-era DACA program. Continue reading.