House, Judges and Joe Biden

Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action
President Joe Biden has vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 new federal district judgeships. Biden said Monday that “hurried action” by the House left key questions unanswered about the lifetime positions.
White House Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Create Needed Judgeships
Yesterday the White House issued a statement by President Biden indicating he is vetoing the JUDGES Act, bipartisan legislation to create additional
Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots
President Joe Biden has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have added dozens of new federal judge positions in the coming years. The president had threatened to veto the bill because he didn’t want to give the president-elect new appointment opportunities,
Biden Blasted for Vetoing Bill That Would Allow Trump to Name More Judges
Biden drew sharp criticism from lawmakers and organizations representing lawyers and judges for vetoing the JUDGES Act.
Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand US judiciary
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a once widely bipartisan measure that would have been the first major expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990.
Federal court leaders slam Biden for vetoing bill to add 66 new judges
Federal judiciary leaders have sharply criticized President Joe Biden’s veto of the JUDGES Act, a bipartisan bill that sought to add 66 new federal judgeships to address mounting caseloads in courts across the United States.
Senate eyes vote before midnight on government funding after House approves bill to prevent shutdown
Approaching a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan to prevent a government ...
Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
The Senate is on track to pass a stopgap bill after its passage in the House earlier Friday. However, the upper chamber ran ...
House Democrats push for friendlier approach to conservative media in 2024 aftermath
After stinging losses in 2024, a number of House Democrats want their party to embrace conservative outlets and alternative platforms such as podcasts.
Social Security Fairness Act passes final Senate vote, headed to White House
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act on November 12. On Wednesday, Senator Bill ...
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Live updates: House passes government funding bill to avert shutdown; heads to Senate for approval
Johnson abandoned that legislation earlier this week after first Elon Musk, then President-elect Donald Trump opposed it. But ...
House passes bill to fund government after tense standoff facing holiday shutdown; Senate must still vote
The House passed a short-term plan to keep the government’s doors open until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, but ...
US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine JacksonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S.
White House blasts Trump, GOP over spending threats
The White House on Wednesday blasted President-elect Trump and Republicans for sinking a proposed government spending deal, ...
Trump allies push for more White House control over Congress' purse strings
Ga., is leading the charge to give President-elect Donald Trump more say over how government funding is handled.
White House presses for Congress to provide more authority to address drones in U.S. airspace
Members of the House Intelligence Committee received a closed-door briefing on drones Tuesday from the FBI, the CIA and the ...