Todd Blanche on track for confirmation after Cornyn strikes Trump settlement deal - POLITICO

The pact was announced Sunday by a Cornyn spokesperson and by Blanche in a X post. Documents posted by Blanche appear to meet the Texas Republican’s demands to nullify a $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and to limit the scope of an IRS audit immunity deal applying to the president and his family.

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/02/todd-blanche-confirmation-deal-01022051

 

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell | PBS News

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy...

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-confirms-trump-pick-warsh-as-chairman-of-the-federal-reserve-following-powell

 

Judge disqualifies US attorney in New York, tosses Letitia James subpoenas - POLITICO

The ruling comes as federal judges have rebuffed the appointments of top federal prosecutors after the administration used unusual tactics to install them without Senate confirmation...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/john-sarcone-ruling-us-attorney-00716067

 

Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan - POLITICO

A judge concluded Halligan's appointment violated laws that limit the ability of DOJ to install top prosecutors without Senate confirmation...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/24/james-comey-letitia-james-cases-lindsey-halligan-00666896 

 

Irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’ after Senate standoff over confirmations

"We have never seen nominees as flawed, as compromised, as unqualified as we have right now," Schumer said...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/us-senate-recess

 

Senator Whitehouse Votes NO on Bove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-qNrneXt_8

 

Ex-Trump lawyer Emil Bove confirmed to federal appeals court by US Senate

Top justice department official confirmed 50-49 despite claims that he advocated for ignoring court's orders…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/trump-attorney-emil-bove-federal-appeals-court-senate

 

Rodney Scott confirmed as head of CBP by US Senate despite ‘cover-up’ claim | Trump administration | The Guardian

"We don't need to question what Mr Scott would do if given a questionable order from Donald Trump, because we already know he has a history of covering up the truth when it benefits him in a willingness to enable Donald Trump's worst impulses to target American citizens exercising their constitutional rights."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/18/rodney-scott-cbp-confirmation 

 

Trump’s embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth confirmed by US Senate

Vice-president casts tie-breaking vote for Fox News host despite allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/pete-hegseth-confirmed-defense-secretary

 

Democrats score UNEXEPCTED WINS in Congress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJsOlvhKKew

White House pushes back on Donald Trump call to halt lame-duck confirmations

A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump's demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper chamber flips to GOP control...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4984559-white-house-trump-lame-duck-judicial-confirmations-senate/

A Senate in Democratic hands clears the path for Biden to keep remaking the courts

"Senate Democrats have been committed to restoring balance to the federal judiciary with professionally and personally diverse judges," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told NBC News on Saturday night. "With two more years of a Senate Democratic majority we will build on our historic pace of judicial confirmations and ensure the federal bench better reflects the diversity of America."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democratic-hands-clears-path-biden-keep-remaking-courts-rcna56753

A 'flood' of right-wing 'dark money’ played a major role in Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation: report - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

…The new tax returns shed light on how Barrett's successful last-minute confirmation campaign was aided by a flood of dark money."…

https://www.rawstory.com/a-flood-of-right-wing-dark-money-played-a-major-role-in-amy-coney-barretts-confirmation-report/

Biden reaches Reagan record with Senate confirming his 40th judicial nominee - Axios

Why it matters: The White House has spent an extraordinary amount of time and effort, mostly behind the scenes, trying to mitigate the legal boost conservatives got during the Trump administration…

https://www.axios.com/senate-confirms-40-judges-biden-record-707d5731-fcb7-458a-a37e-4eeb32eddc7b.html

Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench - POLITICO

…Here are some excerpts of the nine sitting justices from their Senate confirmation hearings and Wednesday's oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/05/supreme-court-justices-abortion-comments-523763

Biden faces calls to implement Day 1 promise of regulatory reforms | TheHill

…the regulation to implement that vision has yet to drop as both the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) remain without Senate-confirmed directors…

https://thehill.com/regulation/pending-regs/581958-biden-faces-calls-to-implement-day-1-promise-of-regulatory-reforms

Senate GOP confirms yet another 'not qualified' judicial nominee

Senate Republicans ignored the economy and instead confirmed a 33-year-old lawyer to the federal bench, despite the fact that she's never tried a case.....

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/senate-gop-confirms-yet-another-not-qualified-judicial-nominee-n1248237

GOP senators face new loyalty test: Whether to approve Trump’s controversial Fed nominee Judy Shelton - The Washington Post

'There are a lot of questions about her,' said GOP Sen. Richard C. Shelby. Her views on gold, ending deposit insurance and having the Fed work closer with the White House make many economists uneasy.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/06/gop-senators-face-new-loyalty-test-whether-approve-trumps-controversial-fed-nominee-judy-shelton/

Senate Republicans were laser-focused on confirming judges in 2019 — even the unqualified ones - Vox

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/23/21031430/senate-republicans-judges-american-bar-association-unqualified-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump

A New Federal Judge Appointed by Trump Has Fought Against Abortion, Fertility Treatments, and Surrogacy – Mother Jones

Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to confirm Sarah Pitlyk, who has argued against in vitro fertilization and surrogacy and touted the (debunked) “eugenic origins of the birth control movement,” to a lifetime judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. On Tuesday, Sen. Susan Collins was the only Republican to vote against Pitlyk’s nomination; all Democrats voted no as well.....
 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/a-new-federal-judge-appointed-by-trump-has-fought-against-abortion-fertility-treatments-and-surrogacy/