Senate Democrats on Wednesday grilled a former Republican Mississippi state lawmaker now up for a federal judgeship on his political past, including his support for overturning the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision and his record on issues from guns to voting rights.
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On the heels of a House vote to impeach President Donald Trump, the Senate confirmed a dozen of his nominees for seats on federal courts across the country.
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed to a seat on the Ninth Circuit a Justice Department attorney the American Bar Association found not qualified for the position in part due to concerns about his ability to be fair to gay and lesbian litigants.
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a California federal prosecutor to a seat on the Ninth Circuit over the objections of the state’s Democratic senators, who faulted him for a thin record of handling appellate cases.
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to federal district courts in North and South Carolina, one of which will end the longest judicial vacancy in the country.
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to a seat on a federal court in Missouri, over objections from Democrats and one Republican to her record of anti-abortion litigation.
Read moreA lawyer rated as not qualified, part of a scathing American Bar Association review of his ability to be fair to gay litigants, is one of two Ninth Circuit nominees advanced Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The Senate confirmed a Florida Supreme Court justice to a seat on the 11th Circuit on Wednesday, a vote that gives the Atlanta-based appeals court a majority of judges who were appointed by Republican presidents.
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The latest official to lead the Department of Homeland Security has been sworn in and has named as his deputy a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies who had been in the running for the top job himself.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday confirmed an Oregon state court judge to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, while also setting up a vote that will likely make a quarter of all federal appeals court judges President Donald Trump’s appointees.
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Preparing to leave Washington for a month-long recess, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed nine of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including four who will take spots on federal district courts in Texas and two each for courts in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told lawmakers Wednesday he would not back any additional regulations on guns if he were confirmed to the position.
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The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed military veteran and Army Secretary Mark Esper as secretary of defense, giving the Department of Defense a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in seven months.
Read moreOn deck for a Ninth Circuit judgeship, a lawyer who has spent the last 11 years on the Beltway faced tough questions Wednesday about whether he can still call California his home.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Los Angeles attorney to a seat on the Ninth Circuit after he faced criticisms from Democrats over his record of representing fossil fuel companies in court, making him the second Trump nominee added to the San Francisco-based appeals court in a week.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s choice to take over the second highest position in the Justice Department won Senate confirmation Thursday.
Read moreWith multiple masked swamp creatures in attendance, former oil lobbyist and current acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt faced both praise and condemnation along party lines in his confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Thursday.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed an Arizona magistrate judge and former federal prosecutor to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, the fourth Trump nominee to be approved for the San Francisco-based appeals court.
Read moreThe Senate confirmed Ohio’s state solicitor to a seat on the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, the body’s second such installment in as many days.
Read moreThe Senate confirmed William Barr as attorney general Thursday, putting him at the head of the Justice Department for the second time in his career and in position to oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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