GOP cites Trump losses as reason to confirm judge picks

One Republican lawmaker is citing a series of recent Trump administration court losses on energy and climate change policies as one reason why the Senate should quickly confirm the administration's nominees for various federal court openings, a task made easier by new Senate rules easing Republicans' ability to confirm such nominees. “We had a judge stop the Keystone [XL] pipeline in Montana, and that’s why it’s important for him to move forward with putting judges in place who understand their...