The U.S. Senate confirmed Emil Bove, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The confirmation vote was narrowly decided at 50-49, with all Republican senators voting in favor except Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who joined the 47 Democrats in opposing the nomination. Senator Hagerty missed the vote. Bove's confirmation occurred despite multiple whistleblower complaints regarding his conduct during his tenure as a senior official at the Justice Department. Republicans dismissed these concerns, enabling Bove to secure the judicial seat. His appointment places a Trump loyalist on a key federal appeals court amid ongoing political tensions surrounding the judiciary.