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Dems block Gorsuch confirmation; As promised, Bennet doesn’t take part
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Democrats blocked President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee with a historic filibuster on the Senate floor Friday, but Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, as he earlier promised, was one of four Democratic Senators not taking part in the strategic move to block Gorsuch’s confirmation to the high court. The Democratic minority’s victory will be short-lived. Republicans…
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Colorado’s Gorsuch wins initial Senate Judiciary approval for Supreme Court
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A deeply divided Senate Judiciary Committee favorably recommended Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Monday, sending the nomination to the full Senate for what is expected to be a partisan showdown – and eventual confirmation. The 11-9 committee vote for President Donald Trump’s nominee, strictly along party lines, came shortly after Democrats secured enough votes to…