The Senate votes to confirm Neomi Rao in the court of appeal

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Senators voted 53-46 on the appointment of Neomi Rao to the US District Circuit of the District of Columbia, vacated by Kavanaugh's rise to the Supreme Court.

No Democrat voted for Rao, subject to controversy over writings on sexual assault and minorities.

"Today, the Senate votes on Neomi Rao's lifetime appointment to the DC Circuit Court." She has minimal experience in the practice of law: no lawsuits, no appeal, only one a brief filed in US court and his writings on race, sexual assault., and other issues are deeply troubling ", Sen. Dick DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinTrump Faces Increasing Pressure on Boeing's Security Problems Democrat Owners Require a List of Military Projects That Would Be Deactivated for a Wall Pressure Increases on FAA to the Ground 737 Max 8 PLUS (Dill.) wrote in a tweet before the vote.

Rao, who is Trump 's regulatory czar, was criticized by Democrats and Republicans during his hearing about controversial writings, notably in an opinion piece published in 1994 in The Yale Herald, in which she appeared to argue that women were partially responsible for sexual assault.

Rao had then written that if a woman "drank to the point of not being able to choose, well, getting to this point was part of her choice".

But Democrats are not able to block Trump's appointed candidates after eliminating the systematic filibuster of 60 votes for leadership candidates and most of the judicial choices under the Obama administration.

If they wanted to block Rao, they would have had to overthrow four Republicans, a daunting task in a caucus that made confirmation of the choice of Trump High Court a top priority.

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Appeals courses, in particular, are a top priority for the majority leader in the Senate Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell GOP Senators Introduce Legislation to Limit President McConnell's Emergency Powers Open the Door to President's Change of Power The campaign to appoint a Democratic challenger to McConnell is beginning to amass PLUS funds (R-Ky.), Because circuit courts hear thousands of cases every year – compared to the Supreme Court, which had 69, during their previous term – and often have the last word for the states of their jurisdiction.

The Republicans have confirmed Trump's choice for circuit courts at a record pace, with Rao being the fifth to receive a vote in the last two weeks.

McConnell, before the vote, called Rao "an excellent new choice of the president to sit as a federal judge".

"In her testimony before our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee, she demonstrated her commitment to maintaining public trust and upholding the law," said McConnell.