Chuck Schumer let Senate leave without confirming 10 key judge positions — so Trump will
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Chuck Schumer let Senate leave without confirming 10 key judge positions — so Trump will

Raw Story  

Just a few weeks ago, panic spread through the progressive movement about Democrats in the U.S. Senate confirming as many judicial nominees as possible before Republicans take over the new Congress. King noted that lawmakers' empty promises ultimately led to 10 judicial nominees that will go unfilled, thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer letting the Senate break. “I wish we could have gotten more appointments done, like local D.C. judges, but as we got closer to the end of the year Republican intransigence made everything harder," said Schumer. "Will soon-to-be-inaugurated Donald Trump really renominate Biden’s 10 judicial choices forthe D.C. "And are the Biden nominees even viable at this stage, or must the D.C. King questioned whether Trump would follow the Home Rule Act, which makes a president “nominate, from the list of persons recommended by the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.” The other option is for Trump to ignore the rules and the local D.C. government and make his own appointments.

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Schumer reveals what he thinks could be Dems' 'strongest barrier' for Trump’s second term
1 week, 6 days ago

Schumer reveals what he thinks could be Dems' 'strongest barrier' for Trump’s second term

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s sweeping electoral victory allowed him to consolidate power within his own party, but the Democratic resistance to the incoming president is starting to take shape and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed a key strategy for how to handle the new administration. Schumer pushed an ambitious plan after President Joe Biden took office in 2020 to take advantage …

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally

LA Times  

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Biden. President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency this month, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump’s far-reaching first term, …

'No deal with Democrats': Trump delivers a late-night message to Senate GOP
3 weeks ago

'No deal with Democrats': Trump delivers a late-night message to Senate GOP

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump called on GOP allies in the Senate to help curb Democrats' last-ditch effort to nominate as many judges as they can before next year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who is poised to lose his status as the chamber's leader next year, needs to confirm just two more judges to lifetime terms this week to surpass Sen. …

Schumer closes in on breaking major McConnell record — and intends to this week: report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Schumer closes in on breaking major McConnell record — and intends to this week: report

Raw Story  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is closing in on a record held by his Republican counterpart, according to a report. Schumer, who will lose his status as his chamber's majority leader next year, needs to confirm just two more judges to lifetime terms this week to surpass Sen. Mitch McConnell's record of 234, set during Trump's first term, Axios reported …

'Slap in the face': GOP senator melts down as judges un-retire to deny Trump more nominees
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Slap in the face': GOP senator melts down as judges un-retire to deny Trump more nominees

Raw Story  

Senate Republicans are furious as some Democratic-appointed judges cancel plans to retire in response to the GOP blockading the confirmation of outgoing President Joe Biden's final judicial nominees, Politico reported on Monday. He had planned to take senior status — a form of semi-retirement that lets a new judge be appointed — but after Senate Republicans rallied to block Biden's …

“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Categorically unacceptable”: Advocates say Dems letting Trump appoint "radical extremist" judges

Salon  

Legal advocacy groups on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of preemptively surrendering to Republicans with the deal he cut late Thursday night, which would forfeit four Democratic circuit court nominees in order to prioritize 13 district court nominees, further ceding appellate court appointments to Republicans. News of the deal was met with immediate criticism from groups like the American …

Chuck Schumer Cuts Deal With GOP To Confirm Some Of Biden’s Final Judges, Drop Others
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chuck Schumer Cuts Deal With GOP To Confirm Some Of Biden’s Final Judges, Drop Others

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reached a late-night deal with Republicans on Wednesday to speed up the process for voting on some of President Joe Biden’s remaining judicial nominees, while agreeing not to hold votes on others. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, and some Republicans ― means Schumer is teeing up votes on nine of …

Republicans Are Mad That Democrats Are Confirming Lots Of Biden's Judges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Republicans Are Mad That Democrats Are Confirming Lots Of Biden's Judges

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans are acting pretty mad that Democrats are using the lame duck to confirm lots of President Joe Biden’s judges. “After last night’s voting extravaganza, I wonder what we are doing.” Capito was referring to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer scheduling votes on some of Biden’s court picks on Monday night. “Particularly in the …

Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The White House slammed Senate Republicans and its incoming leader, Senator John Thune of …

'A big if': Trump said to face immediate uphill battle over judicial nominations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'A big if': Trump said to face immediate uphill battle over judicial nominations

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump will face an uphill battle should he attempt to push ultra-ideological judges to the bench as he did in his first term, according to a new report. Senate Democrats who currently enjoy the majority are rushing to leave as few vacancies for Trump to fill as possible, the Washington Post reported. Outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is …

Dems worry whether top Senate member has 'fire' to fight Trump: report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dems worry whether top Senate member has 'fire' to fight Trump: report

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s hope for smooth confirmation processes for judges and appointments in his new administration will come under fire by Senate Democrats who are “plotting extraordinary measures” to stop his agenda, but some are quietly expressing concerns that a top Democrat isn’t up for the job. According to new reporting in Axios, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other …

‘No excuse’: Dems have just weeks to get dozens of Biden’s judicial nominees confirmed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘No excuse’: Dems have just weeks to get dozens of Biden’s judicial nominees confirmed

Raw Story  

As Congress enters the lame duck session Tuesday with Republicans set to take the majority in both chambers and the White House next year, Senate Democrats have just a few weeks to get dozens of President Joe Biden's remaining judicial nominees confirmed. "Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer must use every minute of the end-of-year legislative session to confirm federal judges …

Trump appointees could be so 'crazy' even his 'own party won't support them': ex-senator
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump appointees could be so 'crazy' even his 'own party won't support them': ex-senator

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's presidential transition is already at work, with speculation underway about how it may circumvent the U.S. Senate's "advise and consent" rule. MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace asked former Sen. Claire McCaskill why Trump would need to use all of these tactics given he has Republican control in the Senate. Her only thought is that Trump will say, "I'm going …

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

CNN  

CNN — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking off Democrats’ uphill campaign to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s picks for the judiciary as possible before losing power at the end of next month. While there may have been some outside talk …

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges

CNN  

CNN — The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking off Democrats’ uphill campaign to confirm as many of President Joe Biden’s picks for the judiciary as possible before losing power at the end of next month. While there may have been some outside talk …

Amid Sotomayor fears, Senate Dems face “road blocks” to approve judges before Trump takes office
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid Sotomayor fears, Senate Dems face “road blocks” to approve judges before Trump takes office

Salon  

As some on the left call for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire so she could be replaced before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, President Joe Biden and the outgoing Democratic Senate majority have dozens of judicial vacancies left to fill. Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin’s, D-Ill., office indicated that he “aims to confirm every possible nominee before the end …

Trump orders senators to appoint 'no judges' for remainder of Biden's presidency
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump orders senators to appoint 'no judges' for remainder of Biden's presidency

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump moved to seize a measure of power months before being sworn in by demanding that the U.S. Senate not allow President Joe Biden to appoint any judges during his remaining time in office. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump avoided endorsing a Republican majority leader for the next Senate but put some conditions on his …

Progressives Urge Senate Dems To Confirm All Of Biden's Court Picks In Lame Duck
2 months ago

Progressives Urge Senate Dems To Confirm All Of Biden's Court Picks In Lame Duck

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Welp. “Confirm all Biden judicial nominees now,” reads the first bullet point in the group’s statement announcing the new initiative. Progressive groups and at least one senator, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to use the lame duck to confirm as many of Joe Biden's final judicial nominees as possible. …

Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those to the Supreme Court and the country’s 13 appellate courts. “Simply put, our 200 …

Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace

LA Times  

The current pace of judicial confirmations for this White House came despite President Biden coming into office with far fewer vacancies than his predecessor. The Senate confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Biden’s tenure Wednesday, about a month earlier than Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the …

Progressive Groups Urge Biden To Fill Every Single Court Vacancy This Year
2 years, 6 months ago

Progressive Groups Urge Biden To Fill Every Single Court Vacancy This Year

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than two dozen national progressive groups are urging President Joe Biden and Senate Democratic leaders to fill every single judicial vacancy this year, before Republicans potentially take control of the Senate in November and make it much harder to confirm Biden’s lifetime federal judges. The progressive groups acknowledge that Biden’s pace of moving judges “is quite …

Democrats scramble to confirm Biden judicial nominees before November
2 years, 9 months ago

Democrats scramble to confirm Biden judicial nominees before November

CNN  

CNN — Voting to advance Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the main event when the Senate Judiciary Committee meets Monday. Since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement in late January, the Senate has confirmed 16 lower court judges – all while Democrats were managing the high-stakes, resource-intensive Supreme Court nomination process. The general time crunch is …

Dems see high court pick as chance to revive 2022 prospects
2 years, 11 months ago

Dems see high court pick as chance to revive 2022 prospects

Associated Press  

Democrats stung by a series of election year failures to deliver legislative wins for their most loyal voters hope they will be buoyed by the prospect of President Joe Biden naming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. “The Democrats know they will lose the Senate majority in 2022,” said Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick
2 years, 11 months ago

At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court, according to aides and allies. Other possible candidates for the high court could come from among that group, Biden aides …

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is retiring, giving President Biden a chance to fulfill a pledge to appoint the first Black woman to the court. Better late than never came the news on Wednesday that Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire after the Supreme Court’s term ends in June, and before the midterm election that could restore Mitch McConnell …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 11 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks

LA Times  

President Biden, meeting with CEOs about the economy Wednesday, deferred questions on Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement to the justice, noting he hadn’t officially announced his plans. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement provides President Biden and Democrats a golden opportunity to move past recent setbacks and reenergize Black and progressive voters ahead of the midterm. Appointing the nation’s …

One Year In, Joe Biden Has Confirmed More Lifetime Judges Than Decades Of Presidents
3 years ago

One Year In, Joe Biden Has Confirmed More Lifetime Judges Than Decades Of Presidents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden is winding down his first year in office having already made significant headway on one of his most lasting legacies: judicial confirmations. Thanks in part to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer making judicial confirmations a top priority, Biden has confirmed 40 lifetime federal judges this year. John Collins Jr., a law professor at George …

Joe Biden Is Confirming Judges Faster Than Decades Of Past Presidents
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden Is Confirming Judges Faster Than Decades Of Past Presidents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden quietly hit a milestone on Thursday: With the help of Senate Democrats, he has confirmed more lifetime federal judges than any president has done in more than 50 years by this point in their first six months in office. “For all the focus that the Republican leader put on judges during the previous administration, …

Federal Judges Are Retiring Now That Joe Biden Will Pick Their Replacements
3 years, 11 months ago

Federal Judges Are Retiring Now That Joe Biden Will Pick Their Replacements

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For at least one federal judge, it appeared that President Joe Biden couldn’t be sworn in fast enough. Here’s a copy of Roberts’ letter: Roberts is one of five federal judges with lifetime appointments who have announced plans to retire or semi-retire since last Wednesday, the day Donald Trump left the White House, according to data provided …

Joe Biden’s Democrats Are On The Verge Of A Trifecta. What’s Next?
4 years ago

Joe Biden’s Democrats Are On The Verge Of A Trifecta. What’s Next?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Joe Biden’s Democratic Party is on the verge of seizing complete control of the federal government by the skin of its teeth, empowering the party to make progress on key issues but likely hindering its grandest ambitions. Unified control of Congress means Democrats will have at least three chances to pass significant pieces of legislation, provided …

Donald Trump's conservative judicial appointments will leave decades-long imprint, say experts
4 years ago

Donald Trump's conservative judicial appointments will leave decades-long imprint, say experts

Firstpost  

Undeterred by Democratic criticism, the Senate was still confirming judges more than a month after Trump lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden Washington: On this, even President Donald Trump’’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. In one early look at Trump’s …

Trump's Presidency Is Over. His Judges Will Be Here For Decades.
4 years ago

Trump's Presidency Is Over. His Judges Will Be Here For Decades.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s presidency is ending in a few weeks. “They’re filling vacancies on district courts now because they don’t have any appeals court seats left to fill.” This was the plan all along. A number of Democrat-appointed appeals court judges have likely been waiting for Biden to become president before announcing their retirement, said Carl Tobias, a …

US Senate Inches Closer to Confirming Trump's Supreme Court Nominee With Sunday Vote
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate Inches Closer to Confirming Trump's Supreme Court Nominee With Sunday Vote

News 18  

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Sunday plans to move closer toward a final confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Monday, just over a week before Election Day. With Republicans controlling the chamber 53-47 and no indication of an internal revolt against the conservative appeals court judge replacing liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barrett …

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'
4 years, 2 months ago

Senate Republicans Advance Another Trump Court Pick Rated 'Not Qualified'

Huff Post  

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kathryn Kimball Mizelle's nomination for a lifetime federal judgeship, despite her "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. CSPAN The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to advance the lifetime federal judgeship nomination of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who earned an embarrassing “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. She got …

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott
4 years, 2 months ago

US Senate panel approves Trump Supreme Court pick despite Democratic boycott

Live Mint  

The Republican-led US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime US Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott of the meeting, clearing the way for a full Senate debate and vote on confirmation. Barrett, a federal appeals court judge whose confirmation would expand the top US judicial body's conservative majority …

Biden urges pause on Trump court pick until after election
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden urges pause on Trump court pick until after election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing for quick confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, implored the Republican-led Senate to hold off on voting on her nomination until after the Nov. 3 election to “let the people decide.” Trump’s announcement of Barrett for the seat held by the late Justice Ruth Bader …

Supreme Court announcement updates: Donald Trump names Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court announcement updates: Donald Trump names Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg

ABC  

IF Biden wins the election, can the Democrats increase the number of judges on the court to 11? It's called packing the court, and it's one scenario that some Democratic politicians and activists are already talking about, given there is very little they can do to stop this nomination. Two notable people who have publicly said they're against this idea …

Some Senate Democrats Rule Out Meeting With Trump Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
4 years, 3 months ago

Some Senate Democrats Rule Out Meeting With Trump Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Trump announced his intent to nominate Barrett, a 48-year-old judge on the 7th U.S. Republicans notoriously refused to meet with Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, and blocked him from filling the seat that came open upon Scalia’s death in early 2016. “Senate Republicans have gone back on their word about confirming …

How Democrats Could Try To Delay And Derail Trump's New Supreme Court Pick
4 years, 3 months ago

How Democrats Could Try To Delay And Derail Trump's New Supreme Court Pick

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Saturday announced Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. “This reprehensible power grab is a cynical attack on the legitimacy of the Court.” The move to invoke the two-hour rule suggests Schumer is willing to go to the mat to stop …

Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett means he has now become a hugely consequential president
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett means he has now become a hugely consequential president

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to write his name in history, to leave a presidential legacy that can’t be erased no matter what happens on November 3. With his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court – and her likely confirmation by the Senate by the end of next month – …

Democrats' actions this week suggest they have no real intention to save our democracy
4 years, 3 months ago

Democrats' actions this week suggest they have no real intention to save our democracy

Raw Story  

Democrats in Congress have done little more than pay lip service to bipartisanship in the week since the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The same Senate Republican leadership who refused to vote on Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland four years ago, denying liberals their first court majority since the 1960s, has made clear they intend to ram through …

Trump infuses politics into his choice for the Supreme Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump infuses politics into his choice for the Supreme Court

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week, the president had tried to …

Donald Trump to Reveal Supreme Court Pick by Saturday in Bid to Fill Seat Before Election
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump to Reveal Supreme Court Pick by Saturday in Bid to Fill Seat Before Election

News 18  

President Donald Trump raced on Monday to cement a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election, telling reporters he planned by Saturday to reveal his pick to succeed liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has prioritized confirming Trump’s judicial appointments, said he would usher through a vote this year, although …

Republicans are speeding toward confirmation – even without a nominee
4 years, 3 months ago

Republicans are speeding toward confirmation – even without a nominee

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans, in less than 72 hours, have put themselves on the path to confirm a nominee to dramatically shift the balance of power in the US Supreme Court. The math Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can lose three Republicans if this vote is held before election day, because Vice President Mike Pence can cast a potential …

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back
4 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back

Firstpost  

Donald Trump, who is lagging in the polls behind Joe Biden, has a powerful incentive to move ahead: providing a jolt of enthusiasm among his anti-abortion and evangelical supporters Washington: US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to quickly nominate a successor, likely a woman, to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only a day after the death of …

As the nation mourns an icon, Democrats and Republicans fight over Supreme Court vacancy
4 years, 3 months ago

As the nation mourns an icon, Democrats and Republicans fight over Supreme Court vacancy

CNN  

CNN — Mourners of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gathered quietly at the Supreme Court Saturday, laying rows of flowers and writing chalk messages to honor the gender equality icon. Trump said Saturday he will have a nominee “very soon” to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court and thinks he’ll make his choice next week, adding that …

Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hoping to replicate a strategy long seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates he’s pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill. The list includes a trio of conservative Republican senators: Ted Cruz of Texas, …

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