The Senate confirmed a Mississippi appeals court judge and former Republican lawmaker to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Wednesday, marking the 200th judge President Donald Trump has placed on a federal court.
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A Mississippi appeals court judge and former Republican lawmaker advanced toward a seat on the Fifth Circuit with a party-line vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
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The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation’s military services.
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed a conservative filmmaker whose nonprofit is under investigation to lead the agency that oversees Voice of America.
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Democrats accused GOP colleagues of cronyism on Thursday as they pushed forward the D.C. Circuit nomination of a judge known to be a lifelong friend of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Read moreWASHINGTON (CN) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed a partner at a Houston law firm to a seat on a
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed a White House lawyer as a watchdog to oversee a $500 billion bailout fund to support industries struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Senate confirmed Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as director of national intelligence Thursday, ending a nine-month nomination saga for the staunch Trump ally.
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Behind closed doors in a secure facility on Capitol Hill, Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, closer to the finish line Tuesday.
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In a contentious and socially distanced hearing, the Senate worked Tuesday to install as the nation’s senior-most spy chief Representative John Ratcliffe, mere months after the Texas Republican staunchly opposed the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve touted her credentials in written testimony Thursday and said she would “work collegially” if approved.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal courts in Alaska, Missouri, Illinois and New York.
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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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