“After having helped President Joe Biden secure more than 100 judges, Democrats are hitting some turbulence in their push to reshape the courts,” NBC News reports.
“With absences causing delays, a custom for home state senators threatening to keep seats open and storm clouds gathering over some of Biden’s judicial picks, the next 100 will be tougher.”
“The Senate Judiciary Committee, which advances nominees for full Senate confirmation, is hindered by two major Democratic absences. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was hospitalized ‘with a case of the shingles,’ prompting the committee to delay a scheduled Thursday meeting to advance judicial nominees; she said she hopes to return to Washington ‘later this month.’ And the absence of Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who is getting help for clinical depression, forced Vice President Kamala Harris to break ties for judges this week.”
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