Judge who handed Trump controversial win gets federal job: records

A judge who handed Donald Trump a major legal victory was actively lobbying for a federal position — which he has now won, according to newly disclosed Senate records.

Florida Judge Ed Artau was secretly meeting with Republican Sen. Rick Scott's staff about securing a Trump nomination in November, just days after the election. Then, in February, he delivered a ruling for Trump in his lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Within weeks, Artau was interviewing at the White House and...