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How the new Senate majority shifts control over the federal judiciary

NPR | By Nina Totenberg,
Scott Simon
Published November 7, 2026 at 5:41 AM MST

The change in the Senate's majority party means that starting Jan. 3, Democrats will run federal judicial appointments and may continue to until at least 2030.

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Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent.
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