Trump’s glide path to judicial confirmations comes to an end

Politics The Hill By Zach Schonfeld 07 Nov 2026 17:00 1 min read
Trump’s glide path to judicial confirmations comes to an end

Democrats' Senate victory means President Trump for the first time will lose a glide path to nominate judges and Supreme Court justices.   Pressure had grown on conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito to retire, but they show no sign of imminently stepping down. And Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is already signaling...

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