American Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Judge

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by Itunuoluwa Adebo
Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate Friday morning. Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal judge could help cement a conservative majority on the bench for decades, to the Supreme Court,
The vote was 54-45, mostly along party lines. Only three Democrats: Sens. Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly, sided with the GOP majority.
VP Mike Pence presided over the vote, but was not needed to break a tie.
The court has been operating with eight justices since the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia in 2019 and a protracted fight over President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland.

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