Senate GOP hopes to block Schumer from naming a temporary committee replacement for Feinstein

Schumer will likely need 10 Republican senators to temporarily replace Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has been unable to consider Biden's judicial nominees.

Her absence has hamstrung Democrats’ ability to confirm President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, which the Senate had been doing at breakneck pace, and there is still no clear timeline on when she’s expected to return. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital. 

But replacing her on the committee would require a Senate resolution that needs 60 votes to pass. Republicans have already refused to grant Democrats the ability to nominate a new committee member by unanimous consent, as most committee assignments are handled, and it’s not clear yet if Schumer will get 10 Republicans on board for a move that would effectively help Biden continue pushing through progressive nominees that the GOP opposes.