The G.O.P. intends to win confirmation of about two dozen federal judges before the party loses power. But Democrats promise to do what they can to stop them.

He was the most-cited legal scholar of the latter half of the 20th century and an unapologetic iconoclast, favoring pragmatism over judicial tradition. He was 87.

The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times. His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.