Democrats Prepare To Block Another Trump Judicial Nominee

skim@politico.com (Seung Min Kim), Politico
Thu, 09/07/2017 - 3:38pm

Two Senate Democrats said Thursday they will block yet another nominee from President Donald Trump to the nation’s powerful appellate courts — inflaming a growing battle between Democratic senators and the White House over judicial candidates.The White House nominated Ryan Bounds to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to a seat that became vacant in December.

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