WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have put President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee on the bench, and they're now in a position to fill dozens more federal judgeships — and reshape some of the nation's highest courts.
With Supreme Court Seat Filled, Gop Looks To Lower Courts
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Sun, 04/23/2017 - 5:17am
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