After weeks of speculation, President Obama has announced his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Merrick Garland is the chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He is widely viewed as a moderate judge, who has received overwhelming bipartisan support in the past. He is most well known for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Republicans have vowed to block the nomination of Merrick Garland. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will wait until a new president is in place next January before even holding a hearing on a nominee. With the death of Antonin Scalia, the nine-member Supreme Court is now evenly split with four liberals and four conservative justices. Garland could tilt the court to the left for the first time in decades, though some on the left are concerned that his record on progressive issues is unclear. We’ll have more on the Supreme Court nomination after headlines.