The Latest: Gillibrand says GOP is ‘bullying’ Christine Ford

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : Groups fighting Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court say a Judiciary Committee lawyer's tweet shows Republicans are biased against Christine Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault. Mike Davis, the chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, tweeted late Wednesday that he had personally interviewed Kavanaugh as part of the committee's review but was "still waiting" for Ford's lawyers to get back to him.

Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong on FBI limits in Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings

As the Senate Judiciary Committee moves to assess the allegations of sexual assault during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's high school years, President Donald Trump dismissed a role for the FBI. When a reporter asked if he would ask the FBI to investigate the allegations, Trump said that "it would seem that the FBI really doesn't do that."

GOP pushing forward for Kavanaugh, accuser wants ‘fairness’

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : Groups fighting Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court say a Judiciary Committee lawyer's tweet shows Republicans are biased against Christine Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault. Mike Davis, the chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, tweeted late Wednesday that he had personally interviewed Kavanaugh as part of the committee's review but was "still waiting" for Ford's lawyers to get back to him.

New racial controversy batters DeSantis

Brett Kavanaugh Liked Female Clerks Who Looked A 'Certain Way,' Yale Student Was Told - Yale professor and "Tiger Mom" Amy Chua, who's a Kavanaugh cheerleader, told the young woman to look "outgoing." - A few years ago, as she was prepping to interview for a judicial clerkship Kavanaugh Accuser Classmate: 'That It Happened Or Not, I Have No Idea' - A former classmate of Christine Blasey Ford tells NPR that she does not know if an alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh took place as she first suggested on social media.

GOP warns time running out for Kavanaugh’s accuser to talk

Republicans are warning that time is running out for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser to tell Congress about her claim he sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers, even as President Donald Trump called the woman's allegation hard to believe in one of the GOP's sharpest attacks on her credibility.

Trumpa s tariffs put GOP candidates in a bind in rural areas

In the aptly named Harvester Restaurant, wheat farmer Roy Dube makes clear he's no fan of President Donald Trump's trade policy. "We get him elected into office and he pulls us out of trade agreements," Dube said last week as local farmers gathered to hear Democratic House candidate Lisa Brown.

Vulnerable US senator welcomes Trump in tight Nevada race

Republicans' chances of keeping their majority in the U.S. Senate have become shakier as races in red states like Texas have tightened, but the party's most vulnerable member insists he's bullish about his re-election. The Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller has faced tight races before but never lost an election.

GOP Regains Confidence in Kavanaugh FightRepublicans who bucked…

When Christine Blasey Ford went public on Sunday with her claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh attempted to rape her when they were in high school, a spokesman for Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley initially dismissed the "uncorroborated allegations" and indicated that the committee vote on the judge would occur on Thursday as planned. Party leaders only changed their tune after three of their own - Senators Jeff Flake, Bob Corker, and Lisa Murkowski - said the committee vote should be delayed to give Ford a chance to tell her story.

Mike Pompeo Has Launched a War on Misplaced CommasThe secretary of…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a problem with improper punctuation and his staff is making sure everyone at the State Department knows about it. According to CNN , the former Kansas congressman is such a stickler for proper comma usage that his staff has twice emailed State Department officials in recent months with instructions on how to properly use commas.

Hirono’s blunt style makes her a favorite of liberals looking…

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks with reporters after receiving a letter signed by Holton-Arms School alumnae in support of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks with reporters after receiving a letter signed by Holton-Arms School alumnae in support of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday.

Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room

Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room. Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room.

Federal agency loses track of 1,488 migrant children

In this June 20, 2018, file photo, immigrant children walk in a line outside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children a former Job Corps site that now houses them in Homestead, Fla. Twice in less than a year, the federal government has lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children after placing them in the homes of sponsors across the country, federal officials have acknowledged.

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

An indicted New York congressman who had announced he was withdrawing from his race has reversed course and now says he will continue to campaign for re-election and plans to serve again if he wins this November. In a campaign statement announcing the decision Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y. said, "The stakes are too high to allow the radical left to take control of this seat in Congress."

Lawmaker: US Senate staff targeted by state-backed hackers

Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers." Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says.

Trump says ‘hard to imagine’ Kavanaugh guilty of allegation

President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, the most explicit challenge top Republicans have so far mounted to Christine Blasey Ford's credibility, came as GOP Senate leaders tried to firm up support for Kavanaugh.

Gender politics at play as Senate grapples with nomination

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., responds to reporters' questions on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid scrutiny of a woman's claim he sexually assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept.