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President Joe Biden's trial court nominees for more than a year were for vacancies in states with at least one Democratic senator. But his first red-state pick came with one important recommendation: Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Judiciary Committee's top Republican.
In the wake of a leaked draft opinion showing the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Senate Democrats questioned the veracity of justices' comments on their respect for precedent during the confirmation process — and said lawmakers may reevaluate their approach to questioning nominees reluctant to express views on controversial issues.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bipartisan legislation Thursday giving the U.S. Department of Justice authority to bring antitrust lawsuits against OPEC after senators accused the organization's member countries of anti-competitive activity in the energy market.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday pledged another legislative push to codify the abortion protections of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision after a leaked draft opinion suggested the conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to overturn the decades-long precedent.
U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was considered a top contender for the Supreme Court, sailed through a Senate hearing Wednesday for her nomination to the D.C. Circuit, seemingly with strong bipartisan support for her confirmation.