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SOURCE: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/06/trump-mcconnell-judges-1205722
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s legislative focus remains squarely on bending the arc of the courts to be more supportive of Donald Trump and future GOP presidents. The Senate majority leader is moving quickly to confirm appointments to the Circuit and District Courts — likely leaving few vacancies for the next potential Democratic president. But they’re about to accelerate their ability to unilaterally approve many nominees in dramatic fashion.Story Continued Below The Senate is on track to confirm the 34th Circuit Court judge of Trump’s presidency in the next week and the GOP has three more ready for floor action; that would give Trump roughly 20 percent of the Circuit Court seats in the country after just two years in office. Even more alarming for Democrats, the GOP is also preparing to pull the trigger on the “nuclear option” and change Senate rules once again with a simple majority to allow much quicker confirmation of lower court judges in the coming months. In an interview Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined a potential compromise to avoid a “nuclear” clash: Reinstate Democrats’ ability to weigh in on home state Circuit Court nominees via the “blue slip” practice in exchange for bipartisan support for shortening debate on Trump nominees. Democrats are outraged that Republicans are preparing to change the Senate rules with a party-line vote, as the GOP did to get Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch confirmed and as Democrats did for nominees in 2013.

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