Senate poised to confirm Trump judicial nominee labeled 'not qualified'

The Hill: The Senate is poised to confirm a judicial pick rated "not qualified" by the American Bar Association.

Senators voted 48-47 on Monday night to end debate on Leonard Steven Grasz's nomination to be a circuit judge for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The vote was held open for roughly an hour and a half as Republicans tried to round up missing members in order to lock down the simple majority needed to clear the procedural hurdle.

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