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How Republicans are reacting to Trump's attempt to leverage confirmation hearing

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published June 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with political strategist Rina Shah about congressional Republicans' reactions to President Trump's efforts to tie Jay Clayton's confirmation to unrelated legislation.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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