Government
Nov. 13, 2023
Democrats wonder if Manchin will oppose Biden’s nominees
The West Virginia senator, a Democrat, bucked his party to vote against cutting off debate on the nomination of U.S. District Judge Ana I. de Alba for a vacant seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Is U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin about to throw a wrench into President Joe Biden’s plans to appoint more judges to the federal bench during the final year of his term?
The West Virginia senator, a conservative Democrat who represents a Republican state, has often opposed Biden administration legislative proposals, but has been a reliable vote for the president’s judicial nominees.
Until Thursday afternoon.
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