Constitutionally Nuclear: Senate Floor Votes on Presidential Judicial NomineesCrockett, David A
In a 53 to 47 vote, the Senate voted to clear the final procedural hurdle to Kennedy's nomination. The vote fell along party lines. Kennedy's path to confirmation was once considered among the most fragile of President Trump's nominees. The 71-year-old faced scrutiny from Democrats and Re...
Clearing the judicial nominees provided a signature walk-off for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has focused on reshaping the judiciary with more conservative jurists. With the House already gone, the next time Congress conducts business will be after Election Day, Nov...
After a decisivevictoryin the2024 elections, Trump is returning to the White House with aGOP-led Senateat his side. Senate Republican leaders are expected to ease the way for the president-elect'sagendaand his Cabinet and judicial nominees. Trump has made it clear that he'd like his nominees...
on imports,close the U.S. borderandbegin the deportationof millions of undocumented immigrants. And with 53 seats in the Senate, in particular, Republicans will be able to approve a long list of Trump's judicial nominees, approve (orwithdraw from...
The move cleared the way for a number of judicial nominees who had previously been blocked due to a Republican filibuster. "By refusing to allow a vote for any existing vacancy on the D.C. Circuit, Republicans took their determined obstruction to an unprecedented level," Sen. Patrick Leahy,...
Also keep in mind, the "Gang of 14" compromise agreed all judicial nominees deserve an up-or-down vote barring "extraordinary circumstances." With Halligan and Goodwin Liu blocked from the judiciary, it would appear that this compromise is now dead. ...
The Senate has dozens of remaining judicial nominees, which Durbin said are “going right back on the calendar as quickly as we can, so there’ll be plenty to vote for.” Aboutand Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national sec...
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley is starting talks with the White House about moving judicial nominees through his committee. “The only discussion I’ve had is the process,” the Iowa Republican said in an interview this week. “Just with the White House Counsel.” ...
Analysis: Debating judicial nominees and filibusters in the US SenateMELISSA BLOCK