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The Latest: McConnell says Obama shouldn’t replace Scalia

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 7, 2004 file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks to Presbyterian Christian High School students in Hattiesburg, Miss. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79. (Gavin Averill/The Hattiesburg American via AP) FILE - In this Wednesday, April 7, 2004 file photo, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks to Presbyterian Christian High School students in Hattiesburg, Miss. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age of 79. (Gavin Averill/The Hattiesburg American via AP)

By Associated Press February 13, 2016 2 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (all times local):

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6:55 p.m.:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Supreme Court vacancy created by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia should not be filled until a new president takes office.

In a statement Saturday, McConnell mourned Scalia, calling him an “unwavering champion of a timeless document that unites each of us as Americans” – the Constitution. He offered condolences to the Scalia family.