later, covered in glass. and for the first time in more than a year the united states supreme court has a ninth justice. the nomination of neil gorsuch of colorado to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. republicans using the nuclear option in the senate to get a 54 to 45 simple juvenile court vote to put neil gorsuch on the bench. following through on president trump s promise to replace the late antonin scalia. the president tweeting. this congratulations to an exceptionally qualified and respected judge on his confirmation to the supreme court. gulch will be sworn in on monday. well, before he heads home to china, president x.i. jinping made a pit stop in alaska. china is the leading trade partner. successful meetings in the florida sun with the commander-in-chief focusing on the economy, on jobs, and trade.