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Trump floats Cruz for Supreme Court; Israel's vote still unsettled

Cruz has turned down Trump's Supreme Court suggestions before, and there is currently no vacancy on the nine-member court; Trump has not formally nominated him.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump told a rally in Lubbock, Texas, quote, "I would pick Ted Cruz to be the next Supreme Court justice," and said Democrats would vote for him one hundred percent.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThere is no vacancy on the court, and Cruz said in September his answer was "not just no, but hell no."

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Israel, with nearly all regular ballots counted, Netanyahu's bloc stands at fifty-three projected seats, eight short of the sixty-one needed.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOpposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's bloc holds forty-eight, and both men are claiming victory.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTwo forecasters, one storm, and both say it's sunny. I respect the nerve.

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