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After G.O.P. Wins, Senate Democrats Eye Major Push to Confirm Biden Judges

The loss of the White House and the Senate majority will end Democrats’ ability to fill judicial vacancies come January. They say they want to confirm as many as possible in the coming weeks.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Jacky Rosen Holds Off Sam Brown in Nevada, Keeping a Democratic Senate Seat

Ms. Rosen, the low-key incumbent, hung on, but the race was closer than expected amid President-elect Donald J. Trump’s strength.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Trump to visit White House next week as thousands protest in New York and Washington – live

White House spokesperson says visit is scheduled for Wednesday; demonstration marches past Trump Tower in New York City. Russia’s foreign ministry sees no grounds for talking about resuming ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Democrat Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake to become Arizona's first Latino senator

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s first Latino senator next year, NBC News projects, after defeating Republican Kari Lake in a hard-fought Senate race.

Politics - NBC News - November 12

Democrat Ruben Gallego beats far-right Kari Lake to win Arizona Senate seat

Gallego will be state’s first Latino in Senate, filling the seat of Democrat turned independent senator Krysten Sinema. Election briefing: Trump reportedly looks to China hawks for key roles ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Democrats won 4 big Senate races in states Harris lost. Their ads looked very different.

Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t win Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada or Arizona. But her party still did: Democratic Senate candidates in each of those battlegrounds emerged victorious, even as ...

Politics - NBC News - November 13

White House urges Senate Democrats to approve new judges before term ends

Up to 30 nominees for vacant federal judgeships could be confirmed by 3 January but potential obstacles remain. Senate Democrats are racing to confirm up to 30 federal judges nominated by Joe ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz

The House Ethics panel is mulling whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, whom Donald Trump wants to run the Justice Department.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Sunday shows preview: Trump woos Senate GOP with Cabinet picks; Democrats brace for full minority

President-elect Trump's Cabinet and senior staff for his upcoming administration are coming into focus as Democrats prepare for a full minority in both chambers of Congress and The White House. ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

South Dakota Republican says Thune will 'be a great leader' for Senate

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - November 10

Trump says Senate GOP leader candidates must agree to recess appointments

President-elect Trump demanded on Sunday that the next Senate GOP leader allow him to make recess appointments, which would effectively let him fast-track his nominees and appointments without ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Detroit News editorial says Senate should reject Gaetz, Hegseth

The Detroit News issued an editorial urging the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nominations of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of ...

Politics - The Hill - November 17

Senators say there are other ways to vet Gaetz without ethics report

Sen. John Cornyn seemed to suggest one way info about Gaetz could come out is by calling those associated with the allegations to appear before the Judiciary Committee.

Sherrod Brown 'not dismissing' another Senate run

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) said he’s “not dismissing” another Senate run after he was defeated in his run for reelection this year. Brown spoke with CNN’s Manu Raju on Sunday, where he said he ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago

Union bosses say Democrats need to overhaul their vision to recapture the working class

President Joe Biden proudly called himself the most pro-labor president in American history, but working-class voters moved further than ever from their traditional home in the Democratic Party in ...

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

Democrats panicking for no reason, pollsters say – US race nail-bitingly close

Polls suggest Harris and Trump still neck-and-neck, but Democrats pessimistic and Republicans confident. Less than a fortnight before polling day, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Trump’s ‘track record’ of attacks on Puerto Rico is 'clear,' says Democratic lawmaker

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to react to the racist and offensive comments by speakers at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Politics - NBC News - October 28

Trump says 'Fox News is not our friend,' claims it's airing 'Democrat ads'

Former President Trump on Sunday took aim at Fox News for airing what the GOP presidential nominee sees as too much coverage devoted to the Democrats, just a few days before the election. “FoxNews ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Sheriff's lieutenant apologizes for saying he "won't help Democrats"

Lt. John Rodgers said on Facebook that he would not help Democrats and would require proof of who a person voted for before providing them aid.

Jeffries congratulates Trump, says Democrats are not party of ‘election denial’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats respect the will of the voters and won’t challenge ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Rep. Clyburn responds to Sen. Sanders saying Democrats lost working class

Democrats and their allies are grappling with how Vice President Kamala Harris fell short to President-elect Donald Trump in the race for the White House. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont ...

Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances

Had Biden left sooner, she noted, the party could have an open primary. Now they must ‘live with what happened’. Joe Biden ’s slowness in exiting the 2024 presidential election cost the ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Florida Democratic congressman says he was target in attempted assassination

Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz said police arrested a man who was near his home earlier this week allegedly armed with a rifle and body armor.

‘They say Democrats look down on me’: Trump win spurred by populist backlash

The president-elect tapped into a fierce anti-establishment sentiment – and the Democrats didn’t have enough to say. The party was buzzing, the confidence was surging and Kenneth Stewart was riding ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna says party needs "to be emphasizing the economic issues"

After President-elect Donald Trump won the White House and Republicans are poised to take control of the Senate, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the ...

Rep. Ro Khanna says Democrats need "to be emphasizing the economic issues"

Rep. Ro Khanna said Democrats "need to be emphasizing the economic issues" after bruising defeats in the 2024 election.

Jeffries says Democrats will have a "family conversation" after 2024 election losses

The House is leaning toward Republican control, CBS News estimates.

Moulton says Democrats not grasping 'depth' of election losses: 'We lost big'

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Democrats are not grasping the “depth” of election losses last week, arguing the party should have performed better across the board, but instead “lost big.” “I ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Key Democrat says the ethics report on Matt Gaetz should be made public

The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says a report on Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, should be made public.

Top Democrat on House Ethics panel says Gaetz report should be released

Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said she thinks the panel’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) should be released. Wild answered “yes” when asked ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Vulnerable Democrats who won say party must follow their path

House Democratic front-liners have a message for leadership as the party grapples with what went wrong in this year’s elections: Follow our example. While Democrats were generally wiped out on ...