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Graham Rejects Request for Feb. 8 Confirmation Hearing for Biden’s Attorney General Pick

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) on Feb. 1 denied a request from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to hold a Feb. 8 confirmation hearing for Merrick Garland, President Joe ...

February 2, 2021BY Ivan Pentchoukov

Biden’s Nominees Promptly Confirmed, So Far

Senate Republicans are mounting much less opposition to President Joe Biden’s major appointees in 2021 than Democrats did ...

February 1, 2021BY Mark Tapscott

McConnell Pushes Federal Judge Confirmations: ‘We’re Going to Run Through the Tape’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving steadfastly to confirm as many judges as possible to federal ...

November 25, 2020BY Gary Du

Democrats Ask for Delay in SCOTUS Confirmation

California Senator Dianne Feinstein and a group of Democrats are formally calling for a delay in the confirmation ...

October 1, 2020BY Grace Coulter

Senate Confirms William Barr as Attorney General

The Senate approved President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, William Barr, on Feb. 14, putting the veteran Republican ...

February 14, 2019BY Bowen Xiao

Two Long-Stalled Nominees to Justice Department Confirmed

Commentary The long-delayed nominations of two key Department of Justice officials who will oversee the enforcement of civil ...

October 11, 2018BY Matthew Vadum

White House Holds Second Swearing-In Ceremony for Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON—Brett Kavanaugh was already sworn in as a Supreme Court justice on Oct. 6, but the White House ...

October 8, 2018BY Holly Kellum

Trump Scolds Democrats for Playing ‘Con Game’ to Obstruct Kavanaugh Confirmation

President Donald Trump offered a scathing criticism of Democrats over their treatment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, ...

September 25, 2018BY Ivan Pentchoukov