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    Trump, Republicans Continue Remaking The Federal Courts — Even As Senate On Recess

    This October, the Senate Judiciary Committee has, for the first time ever, held judicial nomination hearings during a recess of the Senate and over the objections of the minority party.
    by Nina Totenberg Oct 27, 2018 2 minutes
    Bridget S. Bade, left, and Eric D. Miller, right, nominated to be circuit court judges for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, are sworn in during a judicial nomination hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The committee had only two senators in attendance during the hearings, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

    President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are remaking the federal courts in their own image.

    Prior to the Trump administration, there was plenty of tit for tat in the escalating partisan wars over judicial nominations. But these tactics were aimed at nominees. Since President Trump was sworn in, however, the GOP Senate leadership has moved aggressively to confirmation of new judges, casting aside long-existing practices and traditions that

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