🗞️ Story file #1457
Democrats gain Senate control limiting Trump's judicial nominations
Nov 5, 11 AM ET to Nov 5, 10 PM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean
- 8outlets carried it
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- 11 hourson the front pages
- 11front pages at once, at its peak
- 1 of 2parts of a saga
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- Nov 5, 11 AM ETfirst on a front page: Washington Examiner
- Nov 5, 1 PM ETpeak: on 11 front pages
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✏️ 1 outlet ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Trump’s window for judicial nomination narrows after Democrats retake Senate” → “Trump’s window for judicial nomination narrows after midterm elections”
📰 Every outlet's headline 8left to right by AllSides rating
- NBC News🕒 Nov 4, 5 PM ET
Democratic Senate set to thwart Trump’s Supreme Court and judicial appointments
- Bloomberg🕒 Nov 4, 1 PM ET
Trump Power to Shape Supreme Court Doused by Democratic Rout
- Reason🕒 Nov 5, 8 AM ET
New Democratic Senate Spells Doom for Trump's Judicial Nominees
- Reuters🕒 Nov 4, 2 PM ET
Democrats' Senate wins cripple Trump's push to reshape the courts
- WSJ🕒 Nov 5, 1 PM ET
Midterm Rout Closes Trump’s Window on the Supreme Court
- Just the News🕒 Nov 4, 4 PM ET
Dems' Senate wins almost assures Trump won't be able to get a new Supreme Court justice confirmed
- Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 5, 11 AM ET
Trump’s window for judicial nomination narrows after Democrats retake Senate
- The Washington Sun🕒 Nov 4, 8 PM ET
Democrats Snagged Control Over Trump’s Judicial Picks
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- 🧩 The Garland treatment
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“Democrats in the new Senate are said to plan to block every Trump nominee, from the Supreme Court to department heads and assistant secretaries.”
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🧵 Democrats gain Senate control
Democrats gain Senate control limiting Trump's judicial nominations (this story)
Nov 5, 11 AM ET
Senate Democrats vow to block trump's Supreme Court nominee
Nov 6, 3 PM ET