Senate confirms Brennan nomination

The Senate has voted to confirm Michael Brennan’s nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. That fills a spot open since 2010, the longest appellate vacancy in the country. The 49-46 party-line vote Thursday ends a months-long, contentious nomination

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Senate confirms Brennan nomination

The Senate has voted to confirm Michael Brennan’s nomination to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. That fills a spot open since 2010, the longest appellate vacancy in the country. The 49-46 party-line vote Thursday ends a months-long, contentious nomination process that began in August when President Trump nominated the

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Taylor decries ‘political lynching’ in discussing her JFC ouster

Sen. Lena Taylor is decrying what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a Milwaukee news conference yesterday, Taylor defended her actions at a Milwaukee bank last month that resulted in a

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