Judy Woodruff:

Over the years, Kennedy joined court conservatives in rolling back campaign finance curbs and voting rights provisions. This week, he joined 5-4 majorities upholding President Trump's travel ban and against making non-union members pay fees to public employee unions.

But Kennedy was also a swing vote, supporting abortion rights, as well as same-sex marriage. Now Democrats fear he will be replaced by a down-the-line conservative. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said today Republicans will support anyone from the president's list of 25 names.