US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto threat
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted in favor of legislation to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a bill that outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden has threatened to veto after lawmakers only took up the measure after Republican President-elect Donald Trump won the election.
House passes bill to add 66 federal judgeships but Biden has threatened veto
The House has passed what was once a bipartisan effort to expand the number of federal district trial court judgeships across the country.
Congress passes bill to add more U.S. judges, which Biden may veto
The political battle over creating new federal judgeships comes as Democrats race to confirm President Joe Biden’s final nominees before losing control of Congress.
House Passes Bill to Add 66 New Federal Judgeships, but Prospects Murky After Biden Veto Threat
The House has passed what was once a bipartisan effort to expand the number of federal district trial court judgeships across the country
Defying Veto Threat, House Approves Measure Adding 66 New U.S. Judges
President Biden and House Democrats objected to the bipartisan measure that would immediately give President-elect Donald J. Trump about two dozen new judicial seats to fill.
House passes bill to increase judicial seats amid Biden veto threat
President Joe Biden is leaning toward vetoing a bipartisan bill that would create additional judicial seats over the next several years after the House passed the measure on Thursday.
House passes bipartisan JUDGES Act despite Biden veto threat
The House passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would add 66 federal judgeships in multiple states, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation. The bill, the
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