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Senate Democrats advanced seven judges out of the Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support Thursday, approving pending nominees who earned Republican votes but holding over other judicial picks who don't have GOP backing, as Democrats continue to deal with the prolonged absence of ailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Senate Democrats planned to press forward this week with an effort to temporarily replace ailing Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee and unstick some federal court nominees, but the plan already appeared doomed Monday as Republicans quickly rallied in opposition.
Two Democratic lawmakers and a watchdog organization called for inquiries into U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday, amplifying the push for investigations following recent reports about the justice's relationship and financial transactions with a wealthy Republican donor.
President Joe Biden is nominating two Hispanic women who are sitting judges to federal appeals courts, including a nominee who would be the first Hispanic woman to ever sit on the Fifth Circuit, the White House announced Friday.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan Wednesday for documents related to the commission's probe of Twitter, arguing that its voluntary compliance with congressional oversight requests had been "woefully insufficient."