The Week Ahead

On This Day: President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting in the Oval Office, Feb. 15, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Monday and Tuesday

The President will host a summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Following the conclusion of the summit, the President will return to Washington, DC.

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Wednesday

The President will attend meetings at the White House.

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Thursday

The President will welcome the Chicago Blackhawks to the White House to honor the team on their 2015 Stanley Cup victory.

Afterward, the President and the First Lady will host a reception celebrating Black History Month in the East Room.

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Friday

The President will meet with Democratic Governors at the White House.

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Sunday

The President will deliver remarks at the National Governors Association Dinner and Reception at the White House. The First Lady will also attend.

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On This Day: President Obama reaches over the shoulders of 6’9″ Bill Russell to present him with the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Feb. 15, 2011 (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The Constitution Will Have Its Say

BREAKING: President Obama intends to nominate successor for Scalia on Supreme Court: @CNN

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Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 14, 2016

Funny McConnell says SCOTUS candidates can't be confirmed in an elex year - he voted to confirm Kennedy in Feb. '88 senate.gov/reference/reso…

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Blupman (@blippoblappo) February 13, 2016

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By my count, 18 Supreme Court Justices have been confirmed by the Senate during presidential election years https://t.co/tHJFUmCOlb

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  (@igorvolsky) February 13, 2016

Kind of ironic that some Republicans want to re-write the Appointments Clause as a way of getting another originalist on the Supreme Court.

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Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) February 14, 2016

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VIDEO: Ronald Reagan makes the case for why Senate must confirm Anthony Kennedy months away from election year. https://t.co/sRAPwHXVx4

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  (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

Anyone who is arguing we can't confirm a SCOTUS justice in an election year is really insulting American democracy & its people. That is all

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  (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

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Let the church say AMEN!

"should get to"? What do you mean "should get to"? He's the goddamn president. The Constitution says he "gets to." twitter.com/MarkHalperin/s…

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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 14, 2016

There's no "Black president" exemption in the goddamn Constitution.

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Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) February 14, 2016

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This is now the new best example of knee-jerk Republican obstruction in Washington - perhaps of all time. twitter.com/amandacarpente…

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Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 13, 2016

Actually the American people do have a voice, set with the 2012 presidential election twitter.com/jonathanweisma…

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Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) February 13, 2016

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Black Woman Supreme Court Justice https://t.co/IMuWjoZCWk

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Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) February 13, 2016

Read @dsc250 on what Scalia’s death means. Among other things: Roe v. Wade is safe, for now. rollingstone.com/politics/news/…

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Lauren Kelley (@lauren_kelley) February 13, 2016

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If the 2016 Presidential campaign were a season of The West Wing, everyone would be like "Oh Jesus Christ, Aaron."

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Ethan Booker (@Ethan_Booker) February 13, 2016

Breaking: Man to do something that is totally part of his job twitter.com/CNN/status/698…

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#rachelsyme (@rachsyme) February 14, 2016

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Republicans ❤ the Constitution so much, they're willing to ignore it for 342 days. twitter.com/igorvolsky/sta…

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  (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

Republicans want a "strict constitutionalist" to replace Scalia while denying Obama his constitutional right to nominate a justice

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  (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

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*Sips Tea*

Scalia died on President's Day weekend. In Black History Month. In an election year. God's sense of humor is darker than Louis CK's.

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Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) February 13, 2016

Antonin #Scalia requested cremation in his will, but millions of women will meet tomorrow to discuss if that's really best for his body.

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Justice Wainwright (@JusticeBlaine) February 14, 2016

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In which a sitting US senator tweets out the photo of an actor to pay homage to Scalia https://t.co/wnUfpE6Rpb

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Luke Brinker (@LukeBrinker) February 14, 2016

In death, Justice Scalia saves a planet nymag.com/daily/intellig… https://t.co/FuAD9CgQ2d

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Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) February 14, 2016

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FIN

Voters re-elected Obama to serve 2nd term of Jan 2013 - Jan. 2017 Don't think they thought he lost his judicial nomination powers in 2016.

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  (@igorvolsky) February 14, 2016

As a friend put it: "Apparently, the GOP thinks that Black Presidents only get 3/5ths a term."

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Ken Wissoker (@kwissoker) February 13, 2016

West Wing Week

Chat On

Was he supposed to go and resurrect him? Zero f**ks to give President Barack Obama is so AWESOME to watch. https://t.co/QUdpmFcH47

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Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) February 14, 2016

Early Bird Chat

On This Day: President Barack Obama hugs students during a visit to a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga., Feb. 14, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)