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Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would overhaul the U.S. Supreme Court nomination timeline, establishing that presidents nominate a new justice every two years and creating an 18-year active term limit for justices.
Bradley N. Garcia, an assistant attorney general nominated to the D.C. Circuit, defended his record and broad litigation experience before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday as he faced tough questions from Republicans about his age and his qualifications for the job.
The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will contemplate a subpoena for Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, if she does not meet with the committee voluntarily, the panel's vice chair said Sunday.
Former President Donald Trump's advisers, including then-White House counsel Pat Cipollone, pushed for an immediate response condemning rioters at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. But Trump waited hours to issue a video calling on his supporters to leave, according to new testimony from the select committee investigating the attack.
Senate Democrats have confirmed more than six dozen of President Joe Biden's judicial picks, a rapid pace given the challenges of a 50-50 Senate and the dearth of vacancies when he first took office. But they're facing increasing pressure to speed up their pace even more, as nominees and unfilled vacancies stack up with midterm elections looming and their slim majority on the line.