NEW: The judicial nomination wars are heating up as Trump increasingly turns to filling appeals court seats in states with Democratic senators:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-nominees/trump-push-for-conservative-judges-intensifies-to-democrats-dismay-idUSKBN1I80WL …
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And on Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Committee is set to move ahead with a hearing for 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Bounds, earmarked for an Oregon seat even though both Oregon senators oppose the nomination
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@seungminkim on the many vacancies Trump has to fill on his bête noire, the 9th Circuit:https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/993479514834513920 …Show this thread -
While both Oregon's Democratic senators oppose Trump's nominee earmarked for their state, Hawaii's two Democratic senators are both on board with the nominee set to fill a seat there. Level of White House-Democratic cooperation varies from one vacancy to the next.
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Oregon senators issue statement objecting to the Ryan Bounds confirmation hearing set for Wednesday:pic.twitter.com/j1V3O8O5ih
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