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    Trump is appointing judges at a record pace; McConnell wants to move even faster

    by Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times Apr 02, 2019 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is moving to change Senate rules to further speed up the confirmation of low-level judges and administration nominees, the latest example of scaling back long-standing Senate rules designed to give political power to the minority party.

    Democrats tried to block the move in a vote Tuesday afternoon, but it failed, 51-48. McConnell is expected to make the rule change over their objections as soon as Wednesday.

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