U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., arrives as the Senate prepares to advance the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan passed by the House, April 23, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. Officials said Wednesday, May 29, that Daines blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been the state's first Native American federal judge. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
May 30, 2024
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May 30, 2024 8:20 a.m.
Daines blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker from Montana blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been the state's first Native American federal district court judge, officials said Wednesday.