vacancy

At the time of the Nov. 5 election, there were 47 vacancies on the federal bench, with 17 nominees awaiting confirmation.

Washington, Connecticut and Dallas are still working to fill coaching vacancies.

Experts say the trend is driven by a rising number of vacancies, which have forced some landlords to accept less in rent.

The transport secretary said the government had already taken steps to improve pay and tackle vacancies in the sector, as well as giving councils an extra £600m in funding for adult and children's social care.

The court ruled the Senate was not truly in recess when he made the appointments and that the vacancies did not occur when the Senate was on a break, according to US media reports.