After threats, Mitch McConnell wins praise on confirmations

By Susan Ferrechio

Published November 6, 2017 5:01am ET

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After threats, Mitch McConnell wins praise on confirmations — The faster pace followed intense pressure from conservative groups, including one that threatening to launch an expensive and unflattering advertising campaign about the glacial pace of confirmations under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

After months of gridlock, the Senate jumpstarted President Trump’s judicial appointments by confirming 31 nominees last week and planning another flurry of confirmation votes in the days ahead.

The faster pace followed intense pressure from conservative groups, including one that threatened to launch an expensive and unflattering advertising campaign about the glacial pace of judicial confirmations under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

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