Bove's candidacy was sent to the U.S. Senate for a confirmation vote despite significant opposition from former judges and prosecutors.

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out before Republicans voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Emil Bove -- the controversial top Justice Department official who formerly served as Trump's defense attorney -- to a seat on the powerful Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate sends PBS, NPR, foreign aid clawbacks to the House and senators consider Emil Bove's nomination to a federal appeals court.

A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of Donald Trump's former personal lawyer to be a federal appeals court judge over protests from Democrats, who accuse him of using aggressive tactics to enforce the U.

The Trump administration is deploying workarounds that delay routing U.S. Attorney nominees through the Senate advice and consent process, where they might be blocked by Democrats.

Sarcone III to a second temporary term as the top prosecutor in Upstate New York, only a day after federal judges decided against extending his appointment to the job. The Albany Times Union reported the move,

As Donald Trump continues battling the blaze of controversy surrounding his administration’s reversal on the issue of releasing a list of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, the so-called “Epstein Client List,” Loomer’s own contribution to the mess may end up letting what little air is left out of the president’s tires.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will not move forward with President Donald Trump’s pick for the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. before his temporary appointment ...

By ERIC TUCKER. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden, repeating his ...

The White House is being backed into a corner as talk around the Jeffrey Epstein files continue to stir up mixed feelings from President Trump’s MAGA base. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez and Julie Tsirkin report the latest.