With a Republican trifecta on the horizon, Senate Democrats are working to confirm as many federal judges as they can in the ...

Todd Blanche, designated for the No. 2 slot the Justice Department, represented Trump in his New York hush money trial and ...

Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes for confirmation of federal judges and key regulators who cannot be removed by the next ...

The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, ...

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a ...

The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration ...

Coaxing aging Supreme Court justices to give up their power and status during a window of political opportunity can be a ...

The loss of the White House and the Senate majority will end Democrats’ ability to fill judicial vacancies come January. They ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.

The House has nothing to do with judicial appointments, and Republicans will have at least 52 seats in the next Senate — more than they need to confirm anyone Trump nominates to the U.S. Supreme Court ...