#Biden expected to withdraw controversial judicial nominee

#Biden expected to withdraw controversial judicial nominee

President Biden is expected to withdraw his nomination of Michael Delaney to serve on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, two sources familiar with the decision told The Hill on Thursday. Delaney’s nomination has been in limbo in the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Democrats unsure of his controversial handling of a sexual assault case…

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#Jordan subpoenas former prosecutor in Trump hush money investigation

#Jordan subpoenas former prosecutor in Trump hush money investigation

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday subpoenaed a former Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecutor who had worked on the office’s investigation into hush money payments from former President Trump. The move escalates a fledgling investigation into Bragg’s office that began shortly after Trump predicted his arrest in connection with the probe and comes…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump indicted. Now what?

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump indicted. Now what?

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#‘Hyper-partisan’ politicians get four times the news coverage of bipartisan colleagues

#‘Hyper-partisan’ politicians get four times the news coverage of bipartisan colleagues

‘Hyper-partisan’ politicians get four times the news coverage of bipartisan colleagues The most partisan member of Congress, Marjorie Taylor Greene, generated nearly 10 times as much press coverage in the 2022 election cycle as the least partisan member, Don Bacon, according to a new study of “hyper-partisan” politics.   Greene, a Republican representative from Georgia, appeared…

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#Biden, Democrats applaud ‘decisive action’ to protect Silicon Valley Bank depositors

#Biden, Democrats applaud ‘decisive action’ to protect Silicon Valley Bank depositors

Biden, Democrats applaud ‘decisive action’ to protect Silicon Valley Bank depositors President Biden and Democrat lawmakers praised the “decisive action” by federal financial agencies on Sunday to protect Silicon Valley Bank depositors and shore up the financial system ahead of markets opening on Monday. “The American people and American businesses can have confidence that their…

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#Manchin says he won’t advance Biden lands nominee

#Manchin says he won’t advance Biden lands nominee

Manchin says he won’t advance Biden lands nominee Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate committee tasked with evaluating presidential nominees related to energy and natural resource issues, said Friday that he will not advance one of President Biden’s nominees. Manchin, in a Houston Chronicle opinion piece, said he would not advance the nomination…

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