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Can President Trump pack the federal court system?

Hello again, I'm Orinolny, and this is To the Point. Judge Neil Gorsuch is likely to be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and there may be other vacancies in the next four years.

In addition, 124 judicial benches are open in federal appellate and district courts all over the country.

More retirements are inevitable.

As long as Republicans dominate the Senate, there's a real chance Mr. Trump could push the system to the right for generations to come.

That's been the goal of so-called dark money spent by shadowy billionaires to make American institutions more to their liking.

Later on today's talking point, President Trump's former campaign manager reportedly took at least $10 million to help Vladimir Putin. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll name back with To The Point. President Trump has the chance for a long-term impact, not just on the U.S. Supreme Court, but on the entire federal court system. And his nominees are likely to get the

support of massive spending campaign by donors who don't have to reveal their names. Today's

talking point, the president's former campaign manager Paul Manafort was paid millions on a

contract promising to advance the policies of the Putin government some 10 years ago. We'll talk with

the AP reporter who broke the story. First, this news update, the houses of Parliament and

Westminster Bridge are UK's center of government and worldwide tourist attractions. Today,

they were the subject of a scene of carnage. Here's a reporter for Scotland Yard.

Since 2.40 this afternoon, the NPS has responded to an incident in the area of Parliament

Square, and the senior national coordinator had declared this a terrorist incident.

And although we remain open-minded to the motive, a full counter-terrorism investigation is

already underway. Again, a spokesman for Scotland Yard, Michael Goldfarb is host of the podcast, First Rough Draft of History.

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