The U.S. Senate confirmed Emil Bove, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The confirmation vote was narrowly decided at 50-49, with all Republicans voting in favor except Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who joined all Democrats in opposing the nomination. Senator Hagerty missed the vote. Bove's confirmation came amid whistleblower allegations concerning his conduct during his tenure as a senior official at the Justice Department. Despite these concerns raised by multiple whistleblowers, Republican senators dismissed the complaints and proceeded with the confirmation. Bove's appointment places a Trump loyalist on a key federal appeals court, a move that has drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. The Senate's decision reflects ongoing partisan divisions over judicial nominations and the role of former Trump administration officials in the federal judiciary.