The battle over Caitlin J. Halligan of New York led President Obama to accuse Republicans of undermining the confirmation process.

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Senate G.O.P. Blocks Confirmation of Caitlin Halligan as Judge

Senate Republicans expressed support Tuesday for President Obama’s nominee to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but remained opposed to his confirmation without significant changes to the agency. Their stance leaves the agency’s leadership in limbo and prevents it from using its full array of powers. Forty-four GOP senators have called for the bureau to be run by a five-member commission, rather than a single director, and for it to go through Congress for funding, rather than the Federal Reserve. Read full article > >

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Senate holds hearing for consumer agency nominee

The judicial wars have returned to the Senate. After months of relative calm regarding the federal bench, Senate Republicans are poised Thursday to use a filibuster to block the confirmation of law professor Goodwin Liu to an appellate court. If successful, it would be the first filibuster of a judicial nominee led entirely by Senate Republicans — six years after their leaders tried to change the chamber’s rules to forbid such an action . Read full article > >

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Judicial nominee Goodwin Liu faces filibuster showdown

There are more vacancies today than when Obama took office — and the problem’s about to get worse.

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Now vacant: A confirmation crisis in our courts

There are more vacancies today than when Obama took office — and the problem’s about to get worse.

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Now vacant: A confirmation crisis in our courts

South Korean prime minister-designate Kim Tae-ho and two other nominees announced their resignations Sunday, amid corruption allegations that surfaced during their confirmation hearings, the state-run Yonhap news agency reported.

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Korean prime minister-to-be resigns