A Nominations Morass

Reid Angers Republicans on Deal Over Circuit Court Judges

• By John Stanton and Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• May 20, 2008, Midnight

After months of trying to resurrect presidential nominations as a hot-button election-year issue, Senate Republicans could find themselves on the losing end of the message this week — thanks to President Bush’s newfound desire to negotiate with Democrats and the GOP’s objections to a pending judicial nominee Bush put forth as an olive branch to the majority.