'If you want an example of how one side plays to win and the other does not, look at how Durbin refuses to get rid of blue slips... while Republicans won't so much as let an ailing Feinstein be replaced temporarily.'
earlier this month that"the Senate has made limited progress on judicial nominations in recent weeks, with only three confirmations since March 16."nominees pending on the Senate floor, waiting for cloture and confirmation votes."
A dozen Biden judges are awaiting a vote from the evenly split Senate Judiciary Committee, in which a tieThe consequences of failing to fill vacant lifetime federal court seats could be disastrous, given the Republican Party's willingness to abandon Senate norms to ram through extreme judges whenever they get the opportunity.
federal judges—a recent record that appears safe given the slowing pace of Biden judicial confirmations.Feinstein is facingfrom the Senate entirely, which would allow California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint a replacement who would serve through 2024. That replacement would still have to win Senate approval to sit on the judiciary panel.
;�instein's refusal to retire is currently wrecking Biden's entire judicial agenda. It's erasing the advantage that Senate Democrats gained in 2022. It's grinding confirmations to a halt. It's giving GOP senators even more leverage over noms. The damage here is just astounding.;”
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