Senate Democrats have approved a key judicial nominee from President Barack Obama, the first nomination cleared since they weakened Senate filibuster rules.
The Senate voted 56-38 to approve Washington lawyer Patricia Millett’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Both sides saw Millett’s appointment as pivotal. It will give Democrats a 5-4 majority on the powerful court, which handles rules on White House actions and appeals on the legality of federal agency rules.
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