{"id":2595552,"date":"2026-04-27T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tightens-control-of-judicial-picks-as-supreme-court-stakes-grow\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:20:28","slug":"trump-tightens-control-of-judicial-picks-as-supreme-court-stakes-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tightens-control-of-judicial-picks-as-supreme-court-stakes-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tightens control of judicial picks as Supreme Court stakes grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-tightens-control-of-judicial-picks-as-supreme-court-stakes-grow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In his second term, President Donald Trump is tightening his control over judicial nominations by moving the decision-making process closer to the White House and himself. He still draws from the same conservative legal pipeline that shaped his first term-largely connected to groups like the Federalist Society and similar appellate litigation networks-but the process is less \u201coutsourced\u201d to outside architects and more centralized under White House counsel, with Trump taking a more hands-on role and engaging nominees personally.<\/p>\n<p>Former and current advisers describe a \u201chybrid\u201d approach: the candidate pool largely looks the same (originalist\/textualist credentials, elite legal backgrounds, similar professional networks), yet the White House counsel\u2019s office now runs point and outside input is more consultative than directive. For especially high-profile seats-such as a potential Supreme Court vacancy-Trump is expected to make the ultimate call directly.<\/p>\n<p>Once a nominee is chosen, the Justice Department becomes heavily involved behind the scenes to prepare for confirmation, including compiling and verifying information for Senate questionnaires and preventing disclosure errors that could derail the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>This shift also intersects with ongoing speculation about future supreme Court retirements,especially involving Justice Samuel Alito. while aides close to Alito indicate he isn\u2019t planning to step down soon, sources suggest the White House might potentially be considering an informal \u201cfirst tier\u201d of potential replacements. Possible names discussed include legal and judicial figures such as solicitor General John Sauer, Judge Aileen Cannon, and others considered viable, with some candidates gaining attention because of direct ties to Trump or alignment with his priorities and past legal strategy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&#038;rls=en&#038;q=donald+trump+site%3Awashingtonexaminer.com&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;oe=UTF-8\">Donald Trump<\/a> has moved to take tighter control over judicial nominations in his second term, reshaping the process to be more personal and centralized while still relying on the same conservative legal infrastructure that powered his first-term transformation of the courts.<\/p>\n<p>The result is more or less a hybrid model. Trump this term is more directly involved in selecting nominees, often engaging with them personally, but the underlying pool of candidates remains largely unchanged, drawing heavily from the same conservative legal pipeline tied to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federalist-society\/\">Federalist Society<\/a> and state-level appellate litigation circles.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4541703\/colorado-war-on-religion\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Colorado\u2019s war on religion<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4542610\/dnc-cash-crunch-rnc-fundraising-gap-2026-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DNC cash crunch persists despite Democratic momentum heading into 2026<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4542390\/teach-young-people-grammar-of-self-governance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Teach young people the grammar of self-governance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>That tension between continuity and control is defining Trump\u2019s approach as speculation intensifies around a possible <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\">Supreme Court<\/a> vacancy, particularly involving Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\">Samuel Alito<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While sources close to Alito have said in recent days that he has no intention of retiring after the current high-court term, those reports have no bearing on the Oval Office\u2019s modus operandi to always be prepared in the event of a vacancy, according to people who are advising the president on nominees from an outside capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House is always ready to go\u201d with a Supreme Court nominee, said one source who is currently advising in the judicial nominations process. \u201cI think there is reasonably a shorter list of people that would be examined if time comes for a vacancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-outsourcing-to-ownership\">From outsourcing to ownership<\/h2>\n<p>In Trump\u2019s first term, his judicial strategy was, by design, outsourced.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2016 campaign, Trump released a public list of possible Supreme Court nominees in the wake of the late Justice Antonin Scalia\u2019s sudden death \u2014 a move aimed at reassuring skeptical conservatives that he would appoint reliably originalist judges. That list was heavily shaped by outside institutions, particularly the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation, signaling that those groups would play a central role in vetting.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of that effort was then<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-no-npr-cuts-roughly-10-percent-of-workforce\/\" title=\"Oh No: NPR Cuts Roughly 10 Percent of Workforce\">-executive vice president<\/a> of the Federalist Society Leonard Leo, who effectively served as the architect of Trump\u2019s judicial pipeline, helping guide selections that included current Justices <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/neil-gorsuch\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"386\">Neil Gorsuch<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brett-kavanaugh\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"385\">Brett Kavanaugh<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-coney-barrett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"747\">Amy Coney Barrett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Trump\u2019s second term, the departure from advising with Leo has been the biggest and most discernible difference.<\/p>\n<p>The infrastructure remains \u2014 the same legal networks, the same credential pipeline \u2014 but the locus of control has moved inward. The White House counsel\u2019s office runs point on nominations, and Trump himself is far more engaged in the selection process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is actually interested in the particulars this time in ways that he just wasn\u2019t last time,\u201d said Mike Fragoso, a former Senate Judiciary Committee aide and former chief counsel to Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY).<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s interest and involvement were not just superficial. Fragoso, who is familiar with a subset of outside advisers helping Trump, said the president is now directly engaged with advisers and outside voices, conversing with allies such as Article III Project founder Mike Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Other judicial nominee advice has stemmed from corners of Trump\u2019s orbit, including figures such as deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and leadership within his founded advocacy group, America First Legal.<\/p>\n<p>That increased involvement of a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-other-leftists-distract-from-capitol-attack-by-focusing-on-gun-control-and-racism\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar, Other Leftists, Distract From Capitol Attack By Focusing On Gun ... And Racism\">high-profile figures<\/a> and Trump loyalists has helped concentrate decision-making inside the White House counsel\u2019s office, led by David Warrington and his team. While outside advisers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-mounts-on-red-state-attorneys-general-to-cut-ties-with-left-wing-law-firm\/\" title=\"Pressure Mounts on Red State Attorneys General To Cut Ties With Left-Wing Law Firm\">conservative legal figures<\/a> still provide input, interviews conducted by the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>suggest their role is more consultative than directive.<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with the process said that dynamic is subject to change for higher profile nominees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor something like a Supreme Court nominee, the decision will come directly from Trump,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-same-pipeline-with-a-twist\">The same pipeline \u2014 with a twist<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the shift in control, both Mike Fragoso and Robert Luther III, a George Mason University law professor who served as associate counsel in the White House Counsel\u2019s Office during Trump\u2019s first term, agreed that the composition of nominees has not meaningfully diverged from Trump 1.0.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were looking for candidates with fortitude who were originalists and textualists, with strong credentials,\u201d said Luther, who is now an outside adviser to the process. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re still seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fragoso said: \u201cThe talent pool of smart, conservative young lawyers \u2014 they\u2019re all in the same network.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>That network, heavily influenced by the Federalist Society, continues to produce candidates with familiar credentials: elite clerkships, experience in constitutional litigation, and backgrounds in state solicitor general offices.<\/p>\n<p>Luther said the defining characteristics of Trump-era nominees remain consistent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were looking for candidates with fortitude who were originalists and textualists, with strong credentials,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re still seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A separate source outside the administration familiar with the process said roughly \u201c80%\u201d of current nominees would be indistinguishable from those selected in Trump\u2019s first term, pushing back at prior media reports that Trump would seek to distance himself from the Federalist Society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, the talent pool of smart, conservative young lawyers \u2014 they\u2019re all in the Federalist Society, so it\u2019s sort of the same basket of apples,\u201d Fragoso said.<\/p>\n<p>What has changed, however, is an added layer of personal connection.<\/p>\n<p>At least a handful of appellate court appointees have represented Trump in litigation or served in his administration, such as D.C. Circuit Judge Greg Katsas, who was previously deputy counsel under Trump 1.0, reflecting what Fragoso described as a \u201cslight preference\u201d for candidates with direct ties to the president.<\/p>\n<p>That preference is not dispositive, he said, but it can serve as a differentiator among otherwise similarly qualified candidates.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-doj-s-role-critical-but-behind-the-scenes\">DOJ\u2019s role: critical but behind the scenes<\/h2>\n<p>While the White House drives the selection process, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> plays a key supporting role once a nominee is chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Mizelle, who previously served as chief of staff to former Attorney General Pam Bondi, said DOJ\u2019s involvement is focused less on picking candidates and more on ensuring they are swiftly confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce a decision is made, that\u2019s when DOJ gets heavily involved,\u201d Mizelle said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to help the person put together their questionnaire, dig into the details, and make sure everything is complete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That process centers on the Senate Judiciary Questionnaire, a comprehensive document that requires nominees to disclose their legal work, public statements, and professional history.<\/p>\n<p>Mizelle said the stakes are high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe worst-case scenario is that something isn\u2019t disclosed,\u201d he said. \u201cThat can be a really bad look and could even block a nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DOJ lawyers, he said, work \u201caround the clock\u201d to comb through decades of a nominee\u2019s record, from speeches to legal filings, ensuring there are no surprises during confirmation hearings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important work,\u201d Mizelle said, describing the department\u2019s role as a \u201csupporting\u201d one that operates largely out of public view.<\/p>\n<p>He contrasted that approach with what he described as shortcomings in the previous administration\u2019s vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re picking better candidates, full stop,\u201d Mizelle said, pointing to instances where prior nominees struggled to answer basic legal questions or failed to fully disclose key information.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-loyalty-law-and-the-confirmation-game\">Loyalty, law, and the confirmation game<\/h2>\n<p>The increased emphasis on personal familiarity and loyalty to the president has fueled debate over whether Trump is prioritizing piety to the president in his judicial picks.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fragoso said that narrative framing misses the mark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of these people are serious constitutionalists,\u201d he said, adding that they have a \u201cloyalty to the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, the political dimension becomes unavoidable during confirmation hearings, where <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nominees face increasingly pointed questions designed<\/a> to test their independence.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common lines of questioning involves the 2020 election, with Democrats pressing nominees to state explicitly that former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> won. Nominees typically respond with carefully constructed answers, noting that Biden was certified as the winner, without going further.<\/p>\n<p>Fragoso described those exchanges as tactical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Democrats want is for the nominee to say something that\u2019s going to create a problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He characterized the hearings as a strategic exercise rather than a substantive one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just moves and countermoves,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alito-speculation-and-the-inside-short-list-dynamics\">Alito speculation and the inside short list dynamics<\/h2>\n<p>All of these dynamics take on added significance amid persistent speculation about the future of the Supreme Court, particularly surrounding Alito.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the justice\u2019s thinking have tamped down expectations of an imminent retirement. Earlier this month, sources told CBS News that Alito, 76, is not planning to step down this year. Similar guidance has been conveyed regarding Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\/page\/44\/?source=pmbug.com\">Clarence Thomas<\/a>, 77, who also has no current plans to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Fragoso said such reporting likely reflects the justices\u2019 present thinking, but emphasized that those decisions can shift quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s correct that his current thinking is that he will stay,\u201d he said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean in two months it won\u2019t be different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even one source described discussion about Alito\u2019s career decisions as counterproductive, noting that he finds the chatter \u201coffensive\u201d and does not want to be seen as \u201cexpired meat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Behind the scenes, there is no confirmed formal shortlist, but conversations among those familiar with the process point to a relatively small universe of serious contenders.<\/p>\n<p>A source who wished to remain anonymous said that, for the White House, there may be what amounts to an informal \u201cfirst tier\u201d of potential candidates that frequently come up in legal circles. That group includes figures such as Solicitor General John Sauer and U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida, along with a handful of other appellate jurists widely viewed as viable options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there is probably a handful of people that would be looked at,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>For more institutional options for Trump to pick as a Supreme Court nominee, sources have said Trump-appointed 5th Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham would be a top contender on account of his prior clerkship with Alito back in 2008, giving him a model jurisprudence that would mirror the current justice.<\/p>\n<p>But from a Trump 2.0 lens, a person like Sauer, 51, might be an obvious choice on account of his legal pedigree, his prior service to Trump as his legal counsel, and his willingness to take on difficult legal arguments such as Trump\u2019s bid to undo birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>For Cannon, the justification is also simple in that she was previously nominated by Trump and on account of her handling of his classified documents indictment brought by former special Jack Smith, which resulted in her dismissing the case after finding Smith to be unlawfully appointed. But the problem, one source said, is that her position as a district judge might be difficult to justify her elevation to one of nine high court seats, though her being only 45 years old also provides confidence that she would remain on the court for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>A source inside the administration offered a more pointed assessment of how Trump might approach the decision if a seat opens. Despite much resistance by Democrats to Trump\u2019s nominees during his first term, the only nominee to encounter much resistance, 3rd Circuit Judge Emil Bove, was harped on by Trump\u2019s adversaries primarily over his closeness and loyalty to the president prior to his second term in office, and for his handling of high-profile cases like the dismissal of the corruption case involving former New York City Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>Bove was also one of Trump\u2019s personal lawyers who served alongside <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/todd-blanche\/\">Todd Blanche<\/a>, now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-lin-wood-defends-ag-bill-barr-after-announces-he-is-stepping-down-trump-voters-respond\/\" title=\"Attorney Lin Wood Defends AG Bill Barr After Announces He Is Stepping Down \u2014 ... Voters Respond\">acting attorney general<\/a>, during Trump\u2019s string of criminal cases. And it just so happens that a candidate like Bove is one who sources in the administration say would be a ripe pick for the president were a vacancy to occur on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he can get Judge Bove to 50 votes, he would absolutely select him to replace Alito,\u201d one source in the administration told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4528173\/senate-gop-prepared-confirm-supreme-court-replacement-samuel-alito\/\">SENATE GOP \u2018PREPARED\u2019 TO CONFIRM ALITO HIGH COURT REPLACEMENT BEFORE MIDTERM ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The same source noted that while candidates like Cannon are seen as viable, there is recognition inside the administration that elevating a district court judge directly to the Supreme Court could pose challenges to confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Taken together, those insights reinforce the central theme of Trump\u2019s second-term judicial strategy. The candidate pool remains rooted in the same conservative legal ecosystem that shaped his first term, but the selection process itself has become more personal, more fluid, and more directly influenced by the president\u2019s own instincts, especially when it comes to the highest court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump took tighter control of judicial nominations in his second term, making them more personal and centralized while keeping the same conservative legal pipeline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2595553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26111779938931.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32712,46692,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2595552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federal-courts","tag-judicial-appointments","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26111779938931.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595552"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595556,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595552\/revisions\/2595556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}