Trump asked the Senate to skip their summer break to confirm his 'incredible nominees,' which include some controversial picks.

Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats walked out before Republicans voted on Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of Emil Bove -- the controversial top Justice Department official who formerly served as Trump's defense attorney -- to a seat on the powerful Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

The Senate Judiciary Committee appears ready to back Justice Department official Emil Bove for an appellate court seat.

The president has urged Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the Senate's summer recess and its long weekend breaks to push through his nominee confirmations.

More than 900 former U.S. Department of Justice employees on Wednesday warned the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee against confirming President Donald Trump's nominee Emil Bove to serve as an appellate court judge,