US House passes bill to expand judiciary despite Biden veto threat
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill 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 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
What was once a bipartisan effort to expand by 66 the number of federal district judgeships across the country passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, though prospects for becoming law are murky after Republicans opted to bring the measure to the floor only after President-elect Donald Trump had won a second term.
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.
White House Threatens Biden Veto of Bipartisan Bill to Add New Judges
White House officials on Tuesday said President Biden would veto a bipartisan measure creating 66 new federal judicial seats over the next three presidential administrations, stating that the measure the House is set to take up this week is “unnecessary to the efficient and effective administration of justice.
Biden threatens to veto bill that would have given Trump new judicial appointments
Donald Trump is eager to appoint dozens of new judges once he becomes president. Joe Biden has other plans. The president threatened to veto a bill to expand the number of federal judges because he doesn’t want to give the president-elect new appointment opportunities,
Biden threatens veto of Todd Young bill to add federal judges, including in Indiana
Young's JUDGES Act of 2024 would add 66 district court judgeships over the next 10 years, including one in Indiana.
House passes bipartisan judges bill that Biden has vowed to veto
The House passed a bipartisan bill that would create dozens of new judgeships but Donald Trump's election win turned Democrats against it and President Joe Biden has said he'll veto it.
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Indianapolis woman among 39 people pardoned by President Biden
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