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President Joseph R. Biden received committee assent Thursday to three nominations to the federal bench. The evenly-divided Senate Committee on the Judiciary recommended confirmation of…
A California court ruled Tuesday that four bumblebee species must be protected by the state’s endangered species protection statute. The California Court of Appeals decided…
A woman took command of the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday and became the first female armed forces chief in the nation’s history. Adm. Linda…
The Senate confirmed Wednesday President Joseph R. Biden’s nomination of Charlotte N. Sweeney as a U.S. District Court judge in Colorado. Sweeney, a Denver employment…
Committee advances five nominees in late September vote The Senate confirmed Sept. 23 another of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees. Florence Pan will become the…