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Democrats push judicial nominations through GOP delays
Republicans have employed a series of procedural tactics to slow confirmations of judicial nominees during the lame-duck session.
In their last gasp of power, Senate Democrats push through GOP roadblocks to confirm Biden’s judicial nominees
Democrats see judges as a bulwark against potential abuses of power by Donald Trump, in a sign of the partisan struggle over the federal courts.
Republicans fume as GOP absences help Democrats move judicial nominees
Senate Republicans aired frustrations Tuesday after Vice President-elect Vance and other party members skipped votes Monday, greasing the skids for Democratic-backed judicial nominees to be greenlighted as part of a final push to fill the bench with lifetime appointees before President-elect Trump takes office.
More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal
Senate leaders have reached a deal that will smooth the path for Democrats to confirm several of President Joe Biden’s district court nominees, averting Republican procedural tactics that significantly slowed down the process,
Democrats advance 5 more Biden judicial nominees
Senate Democrats advanced five more Biden judicial nominees on Thursday amid a mad dash to confirm left-leaning judges before President-elect Trump assumes office in January.
Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges
Some Senate Republicans are fuming after the absence of some of their GOP colleagues, which is allowing Democrats to confirm judicial nominees at a fast pace with little resistance.
Democrats confirm two more Biden judges as GOP senators fail to show up
Democrats confirmed two more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees to lifetime posts as Republican senators failed to show up in opposition.
Senate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey concedes to Republican Dave McCormick amid recount in Pa. Senate race
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Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat
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North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general
North Carolina Republicans advanced extensive legislation Tuesday that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, ...
Democrats, GOP clash over release of Matt Gaetz ethics investigation
Democrats called for the House Ethics Committee to "preserve and share" findings from its investigation into Trump's AG ...