Trump's judicial confirmations to face resistance in Democratic-controlled Senate

What happened: Trump and Republicans are pushing judicial confirmations before Democrats take Senate control next year, with the Judiciary Committee advancing picks and holding hearings on a faster schedule. Key numbers: More than 230 judges confirmed in Trump's first term, including three Supreme Court justices. 57 confirmed so far in his second term. Why it matters: Democrats taking the majority make it unlikely Trump fills many more vacancies, and seats left open at the end of this Congress will likely stay unfilled for at least two years.

Trump and Republicans are pushing judicial confirmations before Democrats take Senate control next year, with the Judiciary Committee advancing picks and holding hearings on a faster schedule.

Democrats taking the majority make it unlikely Trump fills many more vacancies, and seats left open at the end of this Congress will likely stay unfilled for at least two years.