Arkansas Republicans forced President Donald Trump to abandon an appeals court nominee Tuesday. Now Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is prepared to use his vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee to keep other nominees from advancing unless their home-state Republicans are on board. Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his […]
Arkansas Republicans forced President Donald Trump to abandon an appeals court nominee Tuesday. Now Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is prepared to use his vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee to keep other nominees from advancing unless their home-state Republicans are on board.
Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his final months in Congress, told the Washington Examiner Tuesday night that he wants to confirm as many judges as possible, but he made clear that he will adamantly enforce home-state Republicans’ preferences.
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