If President Trump loses the election, the two and a half months before Joe Biden is inaugurated will see all manner of last-minute horrors. ADThere’s a good chance (though it’s by no means a certainty) that if Trump loses, Republicans will lose the Senate, too, as they ride his coattails of catastrophe right back to minority status. Should that happen, the real deadline is Jan. 3, when the 116th Congress completes its term; after that, Democrats would be in charge and no more Trump judges would be confirmed. McConnell will probably personally be calling older sitting judges to get them to step down so their seats can be filled. And the only thing that will determine how close McConnell gets to his goal is whether the Trump White House has its act together enough to send over all the names.

Source: Washington Post May 28, 2020 20:07 UTC