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New Orleans lawyer gets hearing as Trump’s nominee for federal judge. See what he said. (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON â New Orleans lawyer Peter M. Mansfield on Wednesday answered questions from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which is vetting his nomination to the federal trial court in New Orleans. Mansfield, a Jesuit High alum, is the chief of the civil division of the U.S. Attorneyâs Office based in New Orleans, where he has worked in various capacities for the past 23 years. Whether Mansfield wins final confirmation is up in the air as the 119th Congress is entering its final days and t
Why some Republicans are pushing for a diesel export ban, despite industry pushback (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON â Support for banning diesel fuel exports â an idea Gov. Jeff Landry jumped on â swelled as vulnerable Republicans weighed the plan against a backdrop of a rising blue tide, which handicappers almost universally predicted last week would lead to Democrats replacing Republican majorities in Congress. Republicans had been mulling the idea for a few days before Landry wrote his opinion on X. But it was the tweet by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley that really fueled the debate on Capitol H
Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy pressed Trump’s FDA nominee for vaccine assurances. Here’s what she said. (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON â U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy pressed President Donald Trumpâs nominee for the Food and Drug Administration to stand up for vaccines in a hearing Thursday, and got some of what he wanted from her. Dr. Heidi Overton, a certified preventive care physician, contradicted President Donald Trumpâs statements that the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is potentially âquite lethalâ in a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, which is considering
Anna St. John, Louisiana judge Trump nominated for appeals court, advances to Senate (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON â U.S. District Judge Anna Saint John, of New Orleans, cleared a major hurdle Thursday when the Senate Judiciary Committee â on a party-line vote â recommended she be confirmed to sit on the federal appellate bench. St. John, a 46-year-old native of Gulfport, Mississippi, and mother of four, can thank the committeeâs Republican members, including Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville. Republicans outnumber Democratic members, who all opposed advancing her confirmation to the full
In interview at Mosca’s, Mitch Landrieu says he’s still thinking about running for president (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON â Over dinner at Moscaâs, former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said heâll decide early in the new year if heâs going to run for president in 2028. âIâm really thinking hard about it.â Landrieu told POLITICO columnist Jonathan Martin in a wide-ranging, hour-long conversation published Wednesday. âIâm not trying to be coy one way or the other, but itâs a very serious decision.â Landrieu, 66, was Louisiana lieutenant governor until being elected mayor, a job his
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