Kash Patel's nomination to lead FBI clears first major Senate hurdle
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on whether to advance President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, to the floor for a full vote.
Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater Wins Senate Confirmation
The US Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead antitrust enforcement at the Justice Department, installing a key official who ...
Senators ask nominees about Trump’s potential defiance of court orders
Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-Louisiana) told Justice Dept. nominees: “Don’t ever, ever take the position that you’re not going ...
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Mitch McConnell’s legacy in Senate sits in the nation’s courts
Mitch McConnell will end his Senate career with his most indelible mark on the nation’s federal courts and the chamber’s judicial confirmation process, a priority that changed the chamber’s ...
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Senate Confirms Kash Patel With 2 Republicans Opposing—What To Know About Trump’s New FBI Director
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
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Missouri’s D. John Sauer to face U.S. Senate committee in confirmation proceedings
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider on Thursday the nomination of former Missouri Solicitor General ...
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Montana senators hear from judicial appointments in confirmation process
Between the dozens of bills aimed at the judicial branch in the Republican-controlled Legislature this session, this week the Senate began the confirmation process for judicial appointments. The ...
Senate committee passes bill to alter Utah Supreme Court appointments, but is change necessary?
SB296 would change the nomination process for Utah’s Supreme Court Justice, mirroring the process used by the United States ...
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Montana senators hear from judicial appointments in confirmation process
Between the dozens of bills aimed at the judicial branch in the Republican-controlled Legislature this session, this week the Senate began the confirmation process for judicial appointments.