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Senate Republicans push to confirm Trump-nominated judges before Democrats take Senate in January

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Senate Republicans are trying to confirm Trump’s remaining judicial nominees in a crowded lame-duck session before Democrats take Senate control in January. Newsweek reports 16 nominees await action and 28 federal seats are vacant; the White House said it expects all pending nominees to be confirmed this year. The Washington Examiner notes Trump had 234 federal judges confirmed in his first term, and says a Democratic Senate will make replicating that pace difficult. The Washington Times reports Republicans are accepting that Trump may not fill a Supreme Court seat before his term ends.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Democrats are set to take control of the Senate in January.

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    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    The Washington Times, Washington Examiner

  2. Republicans have a limited lame-duck window to confirm Trump’s judicial nominees before the new Congress is sworn in.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Newsweek
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  3. Newsweek reports 16 judicial nominees await Senate action and 28 federal judicial vacancies exist.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

  4. The White House said it expects all pending judicial nominees to be confirmed this year.

    One outletNewsweek· Center

  5. Trump had 234 federal judges confirmed in his first term, including three Supreme Court justices.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  6. The Washington Times reports some Republicans are accepting that Trump may not confirm a Supreme Court justice for the rest of his term.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Democrats are set to take the Senate in January, leaving Republicans a short lame-duck window to confirm Trump’s judicial nominees. Newsweek centers the pace of confirmations, while the two right-side outlets stress the narrowing path and the difficulty of a Supreme Court vacancy.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Newsweek’s headline frames the story as a timing contest, asking which Trump judges are most likely to be confirmed before the new Senate takes over.

    Delegitimizing label“Trump Judges”Implies the judge rules for the appointer; state the appointment and the ruling.More neutral: judge appointed by President TrumpDisagree with this highlight? Most Likely to Be Confirmed Before New Senate Takes Over
    NewsweekCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side headlines present Trump’s nomination path as narrowing under a Democratic Senate; the Washington Times adds Supreme Court and holiday-deadline framing.

    Trump’s window for judicial nomination narrows after Democrats retake Senate
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

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  • Center1

    Trump Judges

  • Right1

    resigning themselves

In the outlets’ own words

  • Delegitimizing label

    Trump JudgesMore neutral: judge appointed by President Trump

    Implies the judge rules for the appointer; state the appointment and the ruling.

    Trump Judges Most Likely to Be Confirmed Before New Senate Takes Over

    Used byNewsweek (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    resigning themselvesMore neutral: accepting

    The phrase characterizes Republicans as reluctantly defeated, which is the outlet’s interpretation of their attitude rather than a reported fact.

    …poised to have a significant Senate majority next year, Republicans are resigning themselves to the notion that President Trump won't be able to confirm a new Supreme Court…

    Used byThe Washington Times (Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • lame-duck deadline
  • Democrats taking Senate control in January
  • pending nominees and vacancies
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  • NewsweekCenter

    Delegitimizing label“Trump Judges”Implies the judge rules for the appointer; state the appointment and the ruling.More neutral: judge appointed by President TrumpDisagree with this highlight? Most Likely to Be Confirmed Before New Senate Takes Over

    Once Democrats take control in January, President Donald Trump could struggle to secure another judicial confirmation.

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Democratic Senate taking control
  • shrinking lame-duck window
  • Supreme Court vacancy odds
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Trump's Supreme Court shot collides with Thanksgiving, Christmas and a Democratic Senate

    With Democrats poised to have a significant Senate majority next year, Republicans are Loaded verb“resigning themselves”The phrase characterizes Republicans as reluctantly defeated, which is the outlet’s interpretation of their attitude rather than a reported fact.More neutral: acceptingDisagree with this highlight? to the notion that President Trump won't be able to confirm a new Supreme Court justice for the rest of his tenure.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Trump’s window for judicial nomination narrows after Democrats retake Senate

    President Donald Trump’s first term in office was highlighted by the avalanche of judicial nominees he was able to get confirmed to the bench, but with Democrats set to take control of the Senate in January, the race is on to push through nominations before time runs out next …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    1 day 8 hr later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 6:48 PM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Nov 5, 10:39 AM EST

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightNov 5, 10:39 AM EST
  2. NewsweekCenterNov 6, 6:48 PM EST
  3. The Washington TimesRightNov 7, 10:17 AM EST

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