• The Senate’s top Democrat revealed his pick to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee as Republicans rally against such a swap aimed at ending the freeze on President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees.
• Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) named Ben Cardin, a Democrat who is the senior senator from Maryland, as the proposed stand-in.
• A vote could take place within a matter of hours.

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