While the president told reporters a day earlier that it was possible he would interview one or two candidates at Bedminster over the weekend, the official said that as of Saturday evening no presidential interviews with candidates had taken place, and that such meetings weren’t expected on Sunday either. “I’ve got it narrowed to about five,” including two women, Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. In response to a question about Barrett, he called her “an outstanding woman.” 
 
 President Trump speaks aboard Air Force One on June 29 Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images 
 
 It isn’t clear what other woman might be on Trump’s short list. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Trump says he won’t ask Supreme Court candidates about Roe v. Wade 
 
 President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wouldn’t ask Supreme Court candidates about Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion-rights decision, as he begins interviewing potential nominees this weekend before announcing his choice on July 9. Republicans have a 51-49 majority in the Senate, and second-ranking Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois said Thursday there is little Democrats can do to stop the nomination unless some Republicans defect. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, whose votes will be critical to confirming any Trump nominee, favor abortion rights, and abortion-rights groups and their allies are organizing to fight any candidate selected from Trump’s list of 25 potential candidates. Two — 7th Circuit Judge Amy Barrett and Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant — were added last November.
– President Donald Trump has narrowed his list of prospective Supreme Court nominees to five finalists (although the list could change), and plans to announce his pick on July 9, reports Bloomberg. White House officials appear to be focusing on the following federal appeals court judges, all of whom are Republican appointees with conservative records: Amy Coney Barrett, Thomas Hardiman, Brett Kavanaugh, Raymond Kethledge, and Amul Thapar. Kavanaugh and Kethledge were both law clerks to retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. The president told reporters on Air Force One Friday that he may interview one or two picks this weekend at his resort in Bedminster, NJ, and that he doesn’t plan to ask them about Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion-rights decision, reports Politico. The FBI is currently conducting background checks.