Vice President Mike Pence Had To Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Confirm Federal Judge 1st Time Ever Vice President Mike Pence had to break a tie in the Senate on Tuesday to confirm Jonathan Kobes as a judge on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. The 50-50 tie came thanks to Sen. Jeff Flake, who joined every Democrat in voting against the nomination. The retiring Arizona senator has vowed to block all judicial picks until the Senate votes on legislation that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Kobes is the first judge in U.S. history to be confirmed by the Senate with a tie-breaking vote from the vice president, according to CBS News . 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 (Full story below) ⤵ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2018/12/12/federal-judge-first-in-history-to-be-confirmed-in-tiebreaker-n2537373