The Senate is going to vote to confirm Michelle T. Friedland to be a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court. You can read about her here – she’s impressive in both competence and politics.
The Senate will also appoint David Weill as the administrator of the Wages and Hours Division for the Department of Labor — you know, the people who stop low-wage workers from getting ripped off by their employers.
You probably haven’t read much of anything about either nomination. These appointments seem entirely unremarkable and ordinary. Frankly, they should be, it’s a routine part of making government function. And in the post-filibuster world, routine nominations, judicial and otherwise actually seem to be proceeding fairly smoothly for the first time in five years.