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Republicans’ lame-duck dash to confirm judges is already hitting speed bumps
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Democrats’ coming takeover of the Senate has kickstarted a scramble to confirm two dozen of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans turn over the gavel in January.The mad dash included a November 4 call from Republican Sen.
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Democrats’ coming takeover of the Senate has kickstarted a scramble to confirm two dozen of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans turn over the gavel in January.The mad dash included a November 4 call from Republican Sen.
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, recognizing that President Donald Trump’s chances for filling federal court vacancies will be slim under a new Democratic majority, intend to muscle through about two dozen federal judges before losing control of the Senate in early January.
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