President Obama waves from Air Force One at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 9. So, if Democrats win back the Senate, what’s to stop Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) from taking care of business in those dead days of January? After all, even if Donald Trump does win in November, Schumer would still have Vice President Biden to break ties. First, Obama would have to renominate him, and then it would require the Senate Judiciary Committee to move the nomination at warp speed, against protocol. But if Democrats win the Senate, lower-court nominees can hope Schumer kicks off his leadership term by clearing the decks.

Source: Washington Post October 12, 2016 10:30 UTC