How Trump’s lifetime appointments are reshaping federal courts

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How Trump’s lifetime appointments are reshaping federal courts

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Feb 4, 2019

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President Trump installs a record number of appeals court judges, Ann Marimow reports. Shane Harris dissects the White House feud with its own intelligence agencies. Plus: Roxanne Roberts on how the “designated survivor” came to be.

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Feb 4, 2019

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