Despite Senate Democrats' efforts to push through as many of President Biden's judicial picks ahead of President-elect Donald ...

The Senate majority leader is staying out of Republican turmoil over the more contentious picks for strategic reasons.

Republicans are facing backlash after President Biden and Majority Leader Schumer scored judicial wins as a result of GOP Senate absences.

Senate Democrats struck a deal with Republicans allowing them to confirm more federal judges—but it came with a price.

When the Democratic convention took place in August, with new nominee Kamala Harris rising in the polls, Democrats were giddy ...

Ten nominees to D.C.'s local courts are currently awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate, including one to fill a seat that ...

“You play with the rules that exist,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, and ...

The confirmation battles over circuit court judges are generally much harder fights given their role in hearing appeals from ...

Legal advocacy groups on Friday accused Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of preemptively surrendering to Republicans with the deal ...

U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Wednesday trading trial court judges for appellate court judges.

Lawmakers are home for Thanksgiving, but when they return to the Capitol, they face a looming government funding deadline.

Chamber swap leaves powerful appellate bench seat open for Trump, ending nomination process for Nashville attorney Karla ...