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    Trump And McConnell, Via Swath Of Judges, Will Affect U.S. Law For Decades

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been advancing the White House's judicial candidates with single-minded focus. Two hundred have been confirmed.
    by Carrie Johnson Jul 02, 2020 3 minutes

    With a boost from the Republican-led Senate, President Trump has now confirmed 200 federal judges. Each one has a life term, representing a legacy that could extend for a generation.

    The president often trumpets the achievement in speeches and on Twitter. But the credit belongs as much to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who took a victory lap last week.

    "When we depart this chamber today, there will not be a single circuit court vacancy for the first time in

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