Trump nominees pulled from House dominate political spotlight

Four Tests for Trump's Judicial Nominees

In 2016, there was arguably no issue that was more important to Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign than the fate of the U.S. Supreme Court. Due to the February 2016 death of conservative judicial icon Antonin Scalia and the remarkably successful strategy of then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley to sideline then-pending nominee Merrick Garland and hold Scalia’s seat va…

Trump nominees pulled from House dominate political spotlight

President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet nominees pulled from the House despite Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) slim majority have made the most headlines during his second administration. Trump, while putting together his Cabinet, tapped three House members for his administration: now-former Reps.…