McConnell hits the gas on judges with new green light

By Susan Ferrechio

Published April 7, 2019 4:00am ET

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McConnell hits the gas on judges with new green light — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters about the possibility of a partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Congress and President Donald Trump continue to bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown at midnight Friday. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be able to get judges and executive branch appointees confirmed much faster now.

The Kentucky Republican wasted no time in advancing his first batch.

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