GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight

The Supreme Court fight is lending a spotlight to a group of Republicans viewed as harboring White House ambitions, injecting the potential for GOP jockeying into the judicial nomination.

The Republican shadow war could spill into public view next week when Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson appears for three days before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on her nomination, where she’ll face two days of questions from senators on the panel. A fourth day will involve outside experts and witnesses.

“That usually doesn’t bode well,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the panel, when asked about having presidential hopefuls on the committee, adding that it becomes a “platform” for others.