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Senate Confirms 200th Judge Appointed by Trump

The U.S. Senate confirmed its 200th federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, approving Cory Wilson by a narrow 52-48 vote to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee,

Two Top NY Dem Committee Chairs in Danger of Losing Primaries

Two of House Speaker Nancy Speaker’s (D-CA) top committee chairs—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) and House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)—are in danger of being ousted after Tuesday’s balloting in New York’s Congressional primaries.

Maloney Engel Pelosi AP

Obama Refers to Unrest as ‘Great Awakening’

Former President Barack Obama referred to the ongoing unrest around the country, associated with the Black Lives Matter protests, as a “Great Awakening” in his remarks to a fundraiser for former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Jonathan Edwards (Henry Augustus Loop / Wikimedia Commons)