Collins faces pressure over Kavanaugh vote
Senator Susan Collins has not yet announced how she will vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite the ensuing pressure she's receiving from her constituents. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
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Clarification: Akaka Memorial story
In a story on May 18, 2018, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka was the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress.
Can someone explain this clueless senator’s random selfie?
It's been a week in politics, and Sen. Patrick Leahy blessed our Twitter feeds with an inexplicable photo of himself. The Democrat from Vermont tweeted this photo at 1:43 p.m. PT on Thursday, with no explanation or caption.
Possible Kavanaugh vote postpones Tester-Rosendale debate
The second debate between Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Matt Rosendale has been postponed so Tester can be in Washington D.C. for a possible weekend vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Toddler shreds $1,000 in cash that his parents saved for college football season tickets
Toddler shreds $1,000 in cash that his parents saved for college football season tickets Ben and Jackee Belnap - of Holladay, Utah - told local media that they had to laugh at the mishap. They also cried a little.
Freshman’s Test: How to Keep This Moderate Philly Suburb Red
Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, just north of Philadelphia, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters. It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.
Sources describe FBI’s probe on Kavanaugh
The FBI's supplemental investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh was limited in scope from the beginning. There was never a directive to the FBI to investigate a third assault allegation against Kavanaugh, or to probe his drinking habits and whether he lied about them to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a source briefed on the investigation.
The Shamelessly Bloodied Left Hand of the Democrats
The Democrat Party has shown its hand, the only one it uses.the Left Hand. And it's a bloodied one.
Grassley: This is almost ‘rock-bottom’
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) showed his frustration with the nomination process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, chastising the media's coverage and saying he trusted the FBI's latest investigation.
Kavanaugh confirmation: What you need to know about the Senatea s vote on Friday
OCTOBER 04: Comedian Amy Schumer is led away after she was arrested during a protest against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh October 4, 2018 at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senators had an opportunity to review a new FBI background investigation into accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh and Republican leaders are moving to have a vote on his confirmation this weekend.
Here’s how all 100 senators stand on Brett Kavanaugh right now
How will your senators vote? The count is changing by the hour, but here's what we see at the moment culminating in testimony given by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's first accuser, and then by Kavanaugh himself. Nearly everyone agrees that in their appearances before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ford and Judge Kavanaugh were starkly different in terms of .
Report: No new information on Kavanaugh in FBI report, says Senator Flake
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Ted Cruz raised $12m this summera “a huge haul but not enough to keep pace with Beto O’Rourke gusher
Donations have poured into Sen. Ted Cruz's coffers faster than ever, and on Thursday he revealed the best quarterly tally of his reelection effort: a $12 million haul that would be the envy of nearly any Senate candidate in the country. Rep. Beto O'Rourke hasn't revealed his total for July through September but based on data already available, he raised at least $17 million -- and likely far more, pulling even further ahead of an incumbent Republican whose party hasn't lost a statewide contest in two decades.
Susan Collins reviews FBI report on Kavanaugh: “It appears to be a very thorough investigation”
At least two of the crucial swing votes in the battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh have weighed in after an initial viewing of the FBI report on the Supreme Court nominee's background following allegations of sexual misconduct raised by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. In a show of support for her own own party, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said that the FBI's work appeared to show the results of "a very thorough investigation."
Ap Fact Check: Emails show Tester did try to meet Kavanaugh
Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale accuses his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, of obstructing the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by refusing to meet with him before deciding to vote against his nomination. The claim against the two-term incumbent feeds into State Auditor Rosendale's narrative of Tester as hostile to the agenda of President Donald Trump, who won Montana by 20 percentage points in 2016.
After the ‘unfortunate event,’ Starbucks organizes Philly corporates…
Even before a Rittenhouse Square barista caused a national uproar when she alerted the cops in April about two black men who hadn't ordered anything, Starbucks says it had planned to come to Philadelphia to convene local corporations for a career fair. It had already held similar events in five other cities, including Atlanta and Los Angeles.
What makes an effective federal lawmaker? Bob Casey and Lou Barletta joust on question
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican form Hazleton, portrays U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. as ineffective. Casey, a Democrat from Scranton, touts his record of passing bipartisan legislation.
Cleveland VA medical center under review for mass cancellation of patients tests
The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is among several Veterans Affairs hospitals in the country that are under review for claims they are improperly canceling a large number of patients' diagnostic tests. About 300,000 canceled radiology tests at VA medical centers across the United States since 2016 has raised questions about whether some medically important tests were canceled improperly, according to USA Today.
Corker Will Vote To Confirm Supreme Court Nominee Judge Kavanaugh
Senator Bob Corker released the following statement after receiving a briefing on the supplemental background investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court.
Cory Booker makes one more attempt to derail Kavanaugh nomination (with a plea to 4M…
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made one last attempt to derail the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, urging his millions of Twitter followers to flood the Senate switchboard in opposition. Booker, D-N.J., issued his call to action as senators pored over a new FBI investigation into allegations of sexual assault leveled against Kavanaugh.