“The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge, ending a contentious confirmation in which the top Justice Department official and former attorney for Donald Trump was the target of three whistleblower complaints alleging he put the president’s agenda above legal principles,” the Washington Post reports.

“The 50-49 vote giving Bove a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit was mostly along party lines, with Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) joining Democrats in voting against Bove. Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tn) was not in attendance and did not vote.”

“Senate Republicans on Tuesday discussed making major changes to the chamber’s rules that would accelerate the confirmation of presidential nominees, a reflection of growing GOP anger at Democrats over their slow-walking of Trump’s nominees,” Punchbowl News reports.

“At a closed-door lunch meeting, Republicans were unified on the notion that Democrats’ delay tactics necessitate a more aggressive response.”

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) went nuclear on his fellow Democrats on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, accusing them of being “complicit” in President Donald Trump’s actions, Punchbowl News reports.

“Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) tried to unanimously pass a package of bipartisan pro-police bills. But Booker objected and accused them of not fighting back against what he said were Trump’s abuses of power, citing the president’s decision to withhold certain funds appropriated by Congress.”

Said Booker: “There’s a lot of us in this caucus that want to fucking fight. And what’s bothering me right now is we don’t see enough fight in this caucus.”

Wall Street Journal: “Since Trump’s return to the White House, Booker has positioned himself as a face of Democratic resistance.”

New York Times: Democrats clash on Senate floor over policing bills and how to take on Trump.