Durbin, Grassley Negotiate Schedule for More Judicial Picks (1)

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the committee, are in talks about scheduling more judicial nominees at hearings, as progressives pressure Democrats to move faster.

“We’re negotiating that at this point,” Grassley said in a Thursday interview regarding the possibility of scheduling hearings during the August recess. He also acknowledged that Republicans had scheduled hearings during a recess under Donald Trump.

A Durbin spokeswoman said the discussion is over “a hearing schedule—rooted in precedent set by previous chairs—as we work to continue processing judicial nominees efficiently and fairly.”

Canceling the August ...