In its new list of judicial nominees, the White House dropped at least five names previously put forward by Barack Obama when he was president as well as a number of appellate and district court nominees from California, New York, and Illinois, all Democratic strongholds.
The White House didn’t immediately return a request for comment or offer an explanation for its decision-making around the renomination package sent to the Senate Jan. 23.
But the omission of certain names affiliated with Democrats or Blue states could indicate a backlash by the Republican administration against certain figures or simply reflect the state ...
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