How the new Senate majority shifts control over the federal judiciary
The change in the Senate's majority party means that starting Jan. 3, Democrats will run federal judicial appointments and may continue to until at least…
NPR reported that the change in the Senate's majority party means that starting Jan. 3, Democrats will run federal judicial appointments and may continue to until at least 2030.
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