The Battle for Judicial Confirmations Commences
The Judiciary Committee's hearing schedule can't start soon enough.
The Latest
Another Use of the Nuclear Option?
The only reason to demand cloture votes and then drag out post-cloture debate is to obstruct nominations that are sure to lead to confirmation anyway.
Democrats Continue to Obstruct Trump’s Judicial Nominations
These vacancies are now being called "judicial emergencies."
Left-Wing Groups Are Telling Democrats to Slow the Judicial-Confirmation Process
Pressure from left-wing groups on Democrats to slow the judicial-confirmation process down is a large reason why the judiciary is understaffed.
Creating New Judgeships
Congress should put off creating more judicial vacancies through new judgeships until the president and Senate fill the 100+ current judicial vacancies.
Democrats Are Projecting Their Opposition to Trump on Judicial Nominees
Senate Democrats are using Trump’s nominees as proxies for Trump himself.
Senate Democrats Need to Attend to Filling Court Vacancies
The Senate should prioritize filling current vacancies on the nation’s district and appeals courts.
On Lame-Duck Judicial Confirmations
Since Mitch McConnell said after the election that confirming judges would be his “top priority” for the rest of the 115th Congress, let’s take stock.
The Truth about the Lame-Duck Judicial Confirmations
Nearly three dozen nominees to the district and appeals courts are ready for confirmation now.
Senate Democrats Change Their Stance on Confirmation Hearings
Judiciary Committee Democrats should stop playing games, take their own advice, and do their job.