Welcome back to Trump Watch. We're recapping the drama over the Trump administration's Ninth Circuit nominees this week, and previewing the crazy week ahead.

Kenneth Lee, left, of Jenner & Block and Daniel Bress, right, of Kirkland & Ellis.
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The Trump White House, again, spurned the two Democratic senators from California this week, when it unveiled nominations for three Ninth Circuit and four California district court seats.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday evening that he would nominate lawyers Kenneth Lee, Daniel Collins and Daniel Bress to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also announced the nominations of Patrick Bumatay, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of California, to the district's trial court, as well as Stanley Blumenfeld, Jeremy Rosen and Mark Scarsi to seats in the Central District.