Just to clarify, both Slotkin AND Peters voted to confirm Michael Martin to the Eastern District of Michigan, who they returned blue slips for (the tally is now updated to show Peters voted yes)

The Senate just confirmed the first federal judge with a Dem blue-slip of the second Trump administration Slotkin and Peters both returned blue-slips for Michael Martin, but only Slotkin voted for him

Survivor Lara Blume McGee issued the following statement after the meeting with Blanche:

NEW: DOJ statement on Blanche's meeting with Epstein survivors today

Good morning from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing is about to begin

The justices have arrived

DeLauro’s statement on the SCOTUS hearing next week

DOJ’s response:

Quote from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Judge Anna St. John's nomination to the 5th Circuit

Grassley just said the following about blue-slips at the start of the Senate Judiciary biz meeting

Statement from Warner, top Dem on the Senate Intel Committee, on the Clayton/FISA situation

Just now the press was let in for a photo opp with Grassley and Blanche ahead of their meeting on Blanche’s AG nomination Blanche didn’t answer q’s on Newsom allegedly being under investigation. Grassley said “this is not a news conference”

Spotted in Chinatown

Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., deflected:

🚨 The judicial noms for Michigan, PA and Southern District of Texas just said that Biden won the 2020 election I believe these are the first judicial noms to say so

Blanche has been officially nominated to be AG Grassley, who chairs the committee that will take up the nomination, released this statement:

Jeffries is rocking a Knicks hat for his presser today

Here are the articles of impeachment Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Ga., will introduce for Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia

NEW: I asked Blanche as he left the hearing room why he said he wouldn’t put in writing the repeal of the weaponization fund He said “I’m not going to talk about that”

Wyden and Kennedy introduced a bill to modernize PACER

Saw a few of these signs near the reflecting pool this morning. I believe they're new

On “multiple occasions” Dhillon stepped in and told Bondi not to answer especially when it comes to what Trump told her to do, said Garcia

Epstein survivors are speaking outside where Pam Bondi is doing a closed door interview with the House Oversight Committee on DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files

New judicial nominee for Ohio just announced

NEW: Statement from DOJ on Blanche’s meeting with GOP senators

Senate Republicans are currently meeting with Acting AG Blanche. Sen. Young just walked in with an Indy car-style tire

Duckworth has introduced the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act This was previously introduced in the House. I wrote about it last year in covering the often overlooked epidemic of correctional officers dying by suicide (no paywall, link below)

Joint statement from Peters and Slotkin on the Michigan judicial nominee Trump announced last night. No word on blue-slips.

BIG news on the judiciary beat tonight. The slate of judicial nominees Trump just announced include two that will need Dem buy-in since blue-slips still exist (first time in his second term this has happened w/ judges)