Tag: U.S. Senate

  • U.S. Senate confirms six U.S. District Court nominees

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    The U.S. Senate confirmed six nominees to U.S. District Court judgeships. The 94 U.S. District Courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. The Senate has confirmed 214 of President Trump’s Article III judicial nominees—two Supreme Court justices, 53 appellate court judges, 157 district court judges, and two U.S. Court of…

  • Hagerty wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Tennessee

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    Bill Hagerty won the 15-candidate Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Tennessee. With 31% of the vote reporting, Hagerty had received 52.5% of the vote and Manny Sethi had received 37.9%. George Flinn Jr. was the only candidate with more than 3% of the vote. Incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander (R), first elected in 2002, did…