The U.S. Senate confirmed Emil Bove, former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, to a lifetime appointment as a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The confirmation vote was narrowly decided at 50-49, with all Republicans except Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voting in favor, while all Democrats opposed the nomination. Senator Hagerty missed the vote. Bove's confirmation came amid controversy, as multiple whistleblower complaints were raised regarding his conduct during his tenure as a senior official at the Justice Department. Despite these concerns, Republican senators dismissed the allegations and proceeded with his confirmation. Bove's appointment places a Trump loyalist on a key federal appeals court, a development that has drawn criticism from Democrats and some legal observers.