Blocked appointments will hinder US policymaking
Senate Republicans have sought to check the White House by withholding approval of executive and judicial nominees
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- Garland nomination battle
- Appointment politics
- Policymaking impact
- Legal impact
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_350.jpg "Judge Merrick Garland (Centre) with President Barack Obama (Right) after Obama announced Garland as his nominee to the US Supreme Court (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)")