Morning Editorial Report: First, Replace Scalia

The Wall Street Journal Morning Editorial Report Morning Editorial Report First, Replace Scalia By JAMES FREEMAN A Journal editorial urges President-elect Trump to quickly name a Supreme Court nominee. Numerous cases challenging Obama regulations are moving through the federal courts and appeals courts “might be inclined to rubber stamp those regulations, which means they would become law in those circuits unless the Supreme Court takes the cases. A 4-4 High Court ruling means the lower-court decision stands.” ...Speaking of misguided Obama rules, David Rivkin and Andrew Grossman say that Mr. Trump can begin to undo many of them, like new power plant, water and Internet regs, by executive order. “Ford Motor Co. announced late last week that it won’t shift production of its Lincoln MKC to Mexico from Louisville, Kentucky, as planned. This is good news if Ford believes that Donald Trump will make the U.S. more competitive but a bad precedent if it is bending to the President-elect’s political wishes,” notes a separate editorial. Speaking of Mexico, the peso recently hit an all-time low against the dollar. Americans also have plenty to lose if the North American Free Trade Agreement is destroyed, writes our columnist Mary Anastasia O’Grady. U.S. corporations are heavily invested in supply chains “that crisscross the continent to create globally competitive products. These support millions of U.S. manufacturing jobs. Saying goodbye to duty-free access to Mexico under Nafta also would hit U.S. agricultural exports hard.” Ms. O’Grady adds that in Mexico, the end of Nafta could “open the door to political instability.” ...Meanwhile China is “picking up the U.S. trade fumble” by striking its own 16-nation deal as the Trans-Pacific Partnership appears to be dying in Washington, notes a Journal editorial. “All three elements of America’s nuclear triad—land-based and sea-based missiles, and bombers—are now approaching obsolescence,” warn Franklin Miller and Keith Payne. Read today's full column » On the Editorial Page Ford's Tango With Trump Trump's Supreme Court Priority China Picks Up the U.S. Trade Fumble Trump's Nuclear Deterrence Challenge The Entrepreneurial Solutions to Skyrocketing Tuition COMMENTARY Mexico's Options in a Trump Trade War Breaking Down 'Bottleneckers' Trump Can Ax the Clean Power Plan by Executive Order COLUMNISTS The L.A. Dodgers Could Help Kill the AT&T Merger The Democrats Double Down What to Tell Your Children About Trump Reviews How the Quad Went Coed '24K Magic' by Bruno Mars Review: A Soundtrack for '80s and '90s Pop Nostalgia Herbert Hoover Was Wrong Opinion Videos Opinion Journal: Gen. Flynn's Russia Connection Opinion Journal: Trumpian Conflicts of Interest Opinion Journal: ObamaCare: Repeal and Delay? Opinion Journal: Ruth Gruber: Pursuer of Justice Opinion Journal: Trump's Ho-Hum Transition Advertisement Follow Us Unsubscribe Email Settings Contact Us Privacy Policy You are currently subscribed as pramod.srivastav.2000.ambikapur@blogger.com. For further assistance, please contact Customer Service at support@wsj.com Copyright 2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.