Obama will reportedly announce his Supreme Court nominee as early as Wednesday

President Obama will likely announce as early as Wednesday that he is picking either Judge Sri Srinivasan or Judge Merrick Garland as his choice for a Supreme Court nominee, a source told Reuters.

The source said the advisers tasked with vetting the candidates, gathering their public supporters, and answering any questions from Obama finished their work as of Tuesday.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.