Congress Passes Bill That Will Give Trump Additional Judicial Appointments — Biden Threatens Veto

President Joe Biden threatened to veto a bill that would increase the number of federal judges nationwide by 66 over the next decade.
The bill passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support.
The White House revealed the president’s position earlier this week before the House voted on the Judges Act Thursday. It easily passed, 236 to 173.

Twenty-nine Democrats joined with Republicans in supporting the legislation.
The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent in August, meaning no roll call vote was taken.

If enacted, the legislation would provide for the largest expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990, Reuters reported.
However, the White House said in a statement, “The bill would create new judgeships in states where Senators have sought to hold open existing judicial …