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Deese, K. (2026, November 11). GOP holdouts complicate Trump’s final chances to reshape US courts. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4800345/gop-holdouts-complicate-trump-final-chances-reshape-us-courts/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-11 · by Kaelan Deese

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Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina is using his position on the Senate Judiciary Committee to block some of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees unless home-state senators approve. This move came after Arkansas Republicans opposed one of Trump’s nominees, forcing him to withdraw. Tillis insists he wants to confirm many judges but will strictly enforce this condition, aiming to influence Trump’s ability to reshape federal courts in the final months of his presidency.
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Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his final months in Congress, told the Washington Examiner Tuesday night that he wants to confirm as many judges as possible, but he made clear that he will adamantly enforce home-state Republicans’ preferences.
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President Donald Trump is urging the Senate to confirm 25 federal judges before Republicans surrender their majority in January, as resistance from Arkansas’s senators threatens a nominee whose confirmation would give Trump appointees a majority on a federal appeals court for the first time.
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Arkansas Congress Republicans the Senate Judiciary Committee the Washington Examiner

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Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his final months in Congress, told the Washington Examiner Tuesday night that he wants to confirm as many judges as possible, but he made clear that he will adamantly enforce home-state Republicans’ preferences.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his final months in Congress, told the Washington Examiner Tuesday night that he wants to confirm as many judges as possible, but he made clear that he will adamantly enforce home-state Republicans’ preferences.
2026-11-11 · Washington Examiner
GOP holdouts complicate Trump’s final chances to reshape US courts · assertive framing

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Arkansas Republicans forced President Donald Trump to abandon an appeals court nominee Tuesday. asserted
Republicans → force → nominee
Now Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is prepared to use his vote on the Senate Judiciary Committee to keep other nominees from advancing unless their home-state Republicans are on board. asserted
Republicans → use → board
Tillis, who has made keeping his check on Trump a feature of his final months in Congress, told the Washington Examiner Tuesday night that he wants to confirm as many judges as possible, but he made clear that he will adamantly enforce home-state Republicans’ preferences. asserted
enforce → make → preferences
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