Trump faces tight timeline to appoint judges as midterms loom

Judge Matthew Byrne of Ohio appears before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2026. U.S. Senate/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. Sept 16 (Reuters) - With Republican control of the U.S. Senate in doubt, President Donald Trump's White House is pushing to confirm a raft of new federal judges before the year's end. Trump announced he was nominating 13 new judges during a nine-day span in August while the Republican-led Senate wa…