The Democrat-led Senate confirmed outgoing President Joe Biden’s 220th lifetime appointment to the federal judiciary Wednesday night with eyes toward reaching — or eclipsing — the 234 judges confirmed by President-elect Donald Trump during his first term.
Also, Senate Democrats voted into early Thursday morning to end debate on a handful of other nominees, teeing them up for a confirmation vote, Politico reported.
While Vice President-elect Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, was present and voted against the nominees, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, missed votes early Wednesday, and Indiana Gov.-elect and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., missed the entire day, according to Politico.
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