Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Aug 21 – Sep 15, 2026

Federal Judicial Nominations

3Members · 1 D · 2 R
3Actions · 1 D · 2 R
3States & territories · IL · OH · ND
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofAug 171Wk ofAug 24Wk ofAug 31Wk ofSep 7Wk ofSep 142Total
StatementsResponses to news 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 1

What each party did · Democrats 1 · Republicans 2

  • 0Statements1
  • 1Criticized0
  • 0Praised1

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Actions each member took in this window

  1. DRichard Durbin IL1
  2. RBernie Moreno OH1
  3. RJohn Hoeven ND1

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • IL1
  • OH1
  • ND1

Every action

3 actions · 3 releases
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    • Criticism

      DDurbin IL

      Opposed confirmation of Matthew Byrne to federal judgeship, citing extreme anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ views.

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    • Statement

      RMoreno OH

      Defended Matthew Byrne's fitness for federal judgeship and criticized Senate debate procedures.

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  2. Aug 21, 2026
    • Praise

      RHoeven ND

      Praised Trump's nomination of Phil Axt as U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota.

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