WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! In today’s newsletter, we’re taking a closer look at how lawmakers are thinking about a potential bipartisan permitting bill 🏛️.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. senator said Wednesday that she is pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas ...

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The U.S. Senate confirmed Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain for a federal judgeship. Crain, a Trump nominee, will serve a lifetime appointment on the Eastern District Court in New Orleans.

The next Tennessee governor will make important decisions regarding judicial appointments to state courts. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has played an influential role in recommending conservative judges ...

Aaron Christian Peterson is one step closer to becoming Alaska’s next federal judge. In a party-line vote on Thursday, the U.S. Senate’s judiciary committee voted 14-8 to advance Peterson’s nomination ...

President Donald Trump is breezing past his predecessor on confirmations. Senate Republicans are set to approve a bloc of 97 Trump nominees, positioning them far in advance of confirmed nominees at ...

President Trump is trying to get embattled acting U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan confirmed by the Senate. MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig joins Ana Cabrera with more details. Trump ...

Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on his nomination for Commandant of the Coast Guard, ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Democratic Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow is under fire after a video surfaced of her talking about what she would do if she ever encountered Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney ...