BREAKING: Justice Kennedy to Retire from the Supreme Court

Are we getting tired of winning or what?!

Justice Anthony Kennedy announces

that he is retiring, giving President Trump a critical opportunity to move the Supreme Court more solidly to the right in what promises to be an epic confirmation fight.

National Review's Jack Crowe:

Kennedy�s retirement, effective July 31, will set up a high stakes political battle over his replacement�s nomination.

Kennedy, 81, established himself as as a sought after swing vote for the court�s liberal justices, casting the deciding vote on issues ranging from abortion and affirmative action to capital punishment and gay rights. He announced his retirement in a letter to President Trump.

God bless America, land that I love�



Fox News' Bill Mears and Shannon Bream:

Trump, reacting to the news, called Kennedy a "great justice" and said he'd begin the search for a replacement immediately.

Arguably the most powerful member of the Supreme Court, Kennedy's moderate-conservative views often left him the "swing" -- or deciding -- vote in hot-button cases ranging from abortion to gay rights to political campaign spending.

A Supreme Court vacancy will likely become a key issue in a midterm congressional election year, when control of the Senate is at stake.