Merrick Garland marks 50th Senate visit as Trump steals SCOTUS spotlight

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Merrick Garland trudged up Capitol Hill again Thursday to greet senators and promote his stalled Supreme Court nomination.
The dutiful nominee’s affability never faltered, despite knowing that media would largely ignore his milestone to, instead, explore the colorful tweets of Donald Trump’s 11 proposed nominees.
Thursday marked Garland’s 50th courtesy call to one of the 100 senators who would vote on his SCOTUS appointment under normal circum