Senate confirms Jewish nominee to DC court after abortion views hiccup
The U.S. Senate confirmed Neomi Rao, a Jewish Trump administration official, as a federal judge.
Neomi Rao (C), the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, reacts after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he is nominating her to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST)ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA