Trump Appointments Tag

Biden Outpacing Trump in Judicial Confirmations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2023 66 Comments

Losing both Senate seats in the January 2021 Georgia runoffs made it impossible for Senate Republicans to stop the Biden judicial train....

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Lee Greenwood’s Dismissal From Arts Council is Latest Petty Move by Biden

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 27, 2021 28 Comments

Biden is so much worse than Obama. EVERYTHING is partisan with him. If military advisory boards and the national arts council are partisan then even the most serious matter will be partisan to him....

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Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf Resigns in Wake of Capitol Hill Riots

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 11, 2021 22 Comments

Acting Secretary of Homeland Secretary Chad Wolf resigned days after the riots on Capitol Hill last Wednesday.

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While You Were Focused On The Electoral College Vote, The Senate Filled The 7th Circuit Coney Barrett Seat

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2020 61 Comments

It's full steam ahead for Mitch McConnell filling the few remaining federal judicial vacancies.

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While You Were Focused on The Kraken, the Senate Continued Confirming Trump Federal Judges

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2020 50 Comments

Mitch McConnell long ago promised to leave no federal court vacancy unfilled by the end of Trump's first term. Depending on what happens in the next three weeks, this may be Trump's only term and McConnell has continued moving judicial nominations through to confirmation.

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Susan Collins will vote NO when Amy Coney Barrett vote comes to Senate floor

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2020 55 Comments

Lisa Murkowski has been voting not on procedural votes regarding the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, because she objects to the nomination so close to the election, but announced yesterday that when the vote comes to the floor on Monday, she will vote Yes on the merits.

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Like A Boss: Top Five ACB Confirmation Hearing Moments

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 17, 2020 22 Comments

The confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett were held this week, and what a week it was. Barrett was articulate, unflappable, knowledgeable, and on point throughout the hearings.

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Is A Conspiracy Nutter

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 13, 2020 25 Comments

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is nutter. A conspiracy nutter. It's his personality, and it preceded the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.

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LIVE: Day One of Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate Confirmation Hearing

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 12, 2020 68 Comments

Judge Amy Coney Barrett has her first hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday morning at 9 a.m. ET.

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Schumer, Feinstein Demand Delaying Barrett Hearing While McConnell Promises to Move ‘Full Steam Ahead’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 02, 2020 29 Comments

Of course the Democrats jumped on President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 test to push a delay in Amy Coney Barrett's hearing.

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Liberals Already Pushing To Delay Barrett Confirmation Due To Trump Coronavirus Positive Test

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 02, 2020 41 Comments

MSNBC'S Joe Scarborough said that President Donald Trump's COVID-19 positive test pushes back Amy Coney Barrett's hearings two to three weeks.

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Schumer, Warren Among Democrats Who Refuse to Meet With Amy Coney Barrett

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 30, 2020 48 Comments

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren will not meet with SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

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LIVE: Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 26, 2020 45 Comments

We're off the the races.

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Dems circulate misleading video purporting to show Amy Coney Barrett opposing filling SCOTUS seat if it would ‘dramatically flip the balance of power’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 26, 2020 27 Comments

Yet another edited video is circulating that shows someone appearing to state exactly the opposite of what was actually stated.  This time, the target is presumptive Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

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Reports: Trump will nominate Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2020 149 Comments

There are multiple reports from media outlets, supposedly confirmed with senior administration officials, that Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett will be nominated tomorrow to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barrett -- can we call her Notorious ACB? - not only is Trump's choice, she was the overwhelming choice of Legal Insurrection readers.

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Democrats Fear 87 Year-Old Dianne Feinstein Not Up For Looming Supreme Court Battle

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 24, 2020 56 Comments

Senator Dianne Feinstein of California is the Democratic party's ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. Now that we're headed into another Senate battle over a Supreme Court justice confirmation, some Democrats worry that she isn't up to the fight. Did I mention that Feinstein is 87 years old?

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Susan Collins Will Vote No on Trump SCOTUS Nominee: ‘We’re Simply Too Close to the Election’

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 22, 2020 102 Comments

Sen. Susan Collins already decided to vote no on a floor vote for a SCOTUS nominee. Now she decided to vote no on the nominee, even though President Donald Trump hasn't nominated anyone yet.

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It’s only a matter of time before liberals blame RBG for not retiring sooner

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 21, 2020 76 Comments

A reader forwarded me a blistering article from far-left Mother Jones magazine excoriating Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not retiring prior to 2014, when Democrats controlled the White House and Senate, allowing them at the time to appoint a Ginsburg-like liberal Justice.

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