Biden, GOP Should Deal on Red-State Judge Picks, Durbin Says (1)

Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) encouraged compromise between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans on US district court nominees in conservative-led states as progressives push for more aggressive tactics.

“A large number of vacancies are in red states, and we need to get Biden and the Republicans on the same page of picking compromise candidates,” Durbin said in an interview in his office on Wednesday.

Durbin’s comments come as progressives renew calls for him to drop the requirement of home-state support for district—or trial court—nominees in an effort to advance more Biden picks in states with Republican senators. Lawmaker ...