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House passes bill to add new judges amid Biden veto threat

Headline from Roll Call, on the newest of 2 developments

The House passed a bill Thursday that would create dozens of new federal district court judgeships for the first time in decades.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. White House says Biden would veto bill expanding federal judiciary

    Headline from PBS NewsHour ·

  2. Newest

    House passes bill to add new judges amid Biden veto threat

    Headline from Roll Call ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. PBS NewsHour

    White House says Biden would veto bill expanding federal judiciary (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    It's an abrupt reversal for legislation that the Senate passed unanimously in August. But the GOP-led House waited until after the election to act on the measure, which spreads out the establishment of the new district judgeships over about a decade to give three presidential administrations the cha…

  2. Washington Examiner

    Biden plans veto of bill adding new judges after Trump victory (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Biden is planning to veto a bill that would add 66 federal judgeships, citing concerns over the timing and motivations of the legislation following Trump's win.

  3. NBC News

    House passes bipartisan bill adding new judges that Biden has vowed to veto (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The House passed a bipartisan bill that would create dozens of new judgeships but Donald Trump's election win turned Democrats against it and President Joe Biden has said he'll veto it.

  4. RedState

    House Passes Judiciary Expansion Bill Amid Biden Veto Threat (opens RedState)

    Published

  5. Fox News

    House passes bill under Biden's veto threat that would give Trump more federal judge appointments (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The House passed the JUDGES Act, which authorizes 63 new federal judge positions, under threat of a veto from President Biden.

  6. MyNorthwest

    House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once a bipartisan effort to expand by 66 the number of federal district judgeships across the country passed the House of

  7. Roll Call

    House passes bill to add new judges amid Biden veto threat (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The House passed a bill Thursday that would create dozens of new federal district court judgeships for the first time in decades.

  8. Washington Examiner

    House passes bipartisan JUDGES Act despite Biden veto threat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The bill would add additional positions over the next decade in high-volume places such as California and Texas.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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