So much is in flux right now that it’s hard to keep everything straight, but here’s an important update. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) will support the nomination of Dawn Johnsen to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Johnsen is a professor at Indiana University–one of Lugar’s constituents–and, as such, it makes sense that Lugar would be a swing vote.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=143328