The United States Senate on Tuesday advanced the confirmation of President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee Anne-Leigh Moe to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. The vote was 53\u201346.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump celebrated the confirmation with a post on his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am pleased to announce the nomination of Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnne-Leigh has fiercely advocated for Sunshine State residents as a Judge on Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeals, and as Trial Judge on Florida\u2019s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Anne-Leigh will prioritize LAW AND ORDER unlike other activist Judges who put the safety of Illegal Criminals over the safety of AMERICANS. Congratulations Anne-Leigh!\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moe has served as a judge on Florida\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal since 2022. Before that, she spent nearly a decade as a circuit judge in the state\u2019s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which includes Hillsborough County. She previously worked as an assistant state attorney in Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Her confirmation marks another major judicial win for the Trump administration as it continues to fill vacancies across the federal courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s because, according to the CNN data analyst, it doesn\u2019t seem to be hurting him politically as much as it is hurting Democrats. In fact, Enten says, Trump\u2019s faring well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enten compared Trump\u2019s current net approval rating to his standing during the 2018\u20132019 shutdown, noting that at a similar point in that earlier standoff, Trump\u2019s approval had already declined by three percentage points and \u201cwould fall considerably more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast, Enten said the current shutdown has so far had no measurable impact on Trump\u2019s overall support and in fact, he\u2019s even up by a point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis shutdown hasn\u2019t eaten into Donald Trump support at all. His net approval rating is actually up a point in terms of his popular support,\u201d Enten said. \u201cSo the bottom line is this: the first shutdown during Trump\u2019s first term, 2018-2019, was hurting Donald Trump. This one is not hurting him at all. There\u2019s no real reason Donald Trump might say, at least when it comes to popular support, \u2018I want to get out of this shutdown.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enten said Trump\u2019s approval ratings have remained stable because fewer Americans hold him responsible for the current government shutdown than during his first term. During the 2018\u20132019 shutdown, 61 percent of respondents blamed Trump for the impasse, compared with 48 percent now, according to Enten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgain, it\u2019s no real wonder that Donald Trump, at this point, looking at the shutdown, says, \u2018You know what? It\u2019s not actually harming me politically,\u2019 in large part, because he\u2019s getting less of the blame,\u201d Enten said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also needs to be noted that Congress is responsible for passing funding bills \u2014 not the president. So it\u2019s unclear why he would ever get the blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democrats have pledged to block any spending legislation that fails to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at year\u2019s end, while Republicans have so far declined to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to end the shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With only slim majorities in Congress, Republicans would need support from several Senate Democrats to pass a short-term funding measure to reopen the government \u2014 meaning they, not Republicans, are now responsible for the ongoing shutdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With only slim majorities in Congress, Republicans would need support from several Senate Democrats to pass a short-term funding measure to reopen the government \u2014 meaning they, not Republicans, are now responsible for the ongoing shutdown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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