On all the *drama* behind last night's announcement of Trump's nominees to his (least) favorite court, the 9th Circuit — including excerpts from White House Counsel Don McGahn's letter to Grassley about why they rolled them out now buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Feinstein and Harris are angry — they say the White House didn't engage with them. McGahn says the same about Feinstein and Harris. Needless to say, Trump's decision to roll out these latest 9th Circuit nominees deepens the bad blood buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil… 
Why does this matter? Getting judges confirmed, especially circuit court judges, is a top priority for the White House and Senate Republicans. And the 9th Circuit is one of the courts where a lot of big challenges to the Trump administration have ended up buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Speaking of the push to get Trump's judicial nominees confirmed (buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…): The Senate is now voting on 15 nominees, including three circuit court picks
3rd Circuit nominee David Porter has been confirmed, 50-45
Next up: 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Nelson
Next up: 9th Circuit nominee Ryan Nelson
9th Circuit nominee Ryan Nelson has been confirmed, 51-44, and 2nd Circuit nominee Richard Sullivan has been confirmed 79-16.
Next up: The 12 district court nominees
Next up: The 12 district court nominees
Earlier today, the Senate confirmed two new senior DOJ officials — Eric Dreiband, who will lead the Civil Rights Division, and Jeffrey Bossert Clerk, who will lead the Environment & Natural Resources Division. Here's what AG Sessions had to say about it (he's pleased):
