Senate Republicans Push Up to 25 Trump Judges Before January as Democrats Prepare Delays
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Senate Republicans Push Up to 25 Trump Judges Before January as Democrats Prepare Delays
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 11
Summary
Four judicial nominees cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, launching Republicans’ lame-duck drive to confirm as many as 25 Trump judges before they lose the chamber in January.
That pipeline includes four appeals court picks and 21 district court nominees, and GOP leaders say they will keep the Senate in session into December because confirmations can pass with a simple majority if they spend the floor time.
Democrats say they will try to slow the effort but have limited power to stop it outright, making time—not votes—the main constraint on the Republican push.
Two Texas nominees were added last week in a rushed move that Democrats say aims to beat incoming Senator James Talarico, whose arrival could let him block home-state judicial picks.