In a closely divided vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Joshua Dunlap to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — a major breakthrough for the administration and a symbolic win in reshaping the federal judiciary. The 52–46 vote, split almost entirely along party lines, gives Trump his first-ever appointee to the Boston-based court that oversees New England — a bench historically dominated by Democratic picks. Dunlap, a conservative attorney from Maine known for his challenges to state voting laws and campaign finance rules, replaces Judge William Kayatta, an Obama appointee who took senior status last year....
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