A Donald Trump judicial nominee criticized for her anti-abortion advocacy and considered unqualified by the American Bar Association is poised for confirmation by the Republican-led Senate.
The Senate voted 50 to 43 on Dec. 3 to invoke cloture, or end debate, on Sarah Pitlyk‘s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Her confirmation vote is scheduled for Dec. 4, along with several other nominees.
The votes are part of the Senate’s push to confirm more nominees in the next few weeks, and are included in Trump’s goal of surpassing 180 judicial appointments by the ...
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