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When Brett M. Kavanaugh was preparing for his second confirmation hearing for a seat on a federal appeals court in 2006, he got some unwelcome news. The American Bar Association, which had earlier given him its highest rating, had reconsidered.
The nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has exposed just how far the Senate has drifted from the rules of decorum that once elevated senatorial prerogative over party, leaving behind the kind of smash-mouth partisan politics that have long dominated the unruly House. Senate rules dating back to Thomas Jefferson mandate that lawmakers refer to each other by state and title - "my good friend, the senator from California" - and forbid members from questioning motives, maligning a home state or imputing "to another senator or to other senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a senator."
What took place in a Senate Hearing Room, on September 28, 2018, will go down in American history as one the most sordid, outrageous, abjectly shameless, and disgusting episodes in U.S. Senate history. Americans bear witness to nothing less than wholesale character assassination: the attempted murder of a person's very self by Congressional Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats on Tuesday of opening "the flood gates of mud and muck" against Brett Kavanaugh as Republicans sought to portray efforts to derail the Supreme Court nominee over accusations of sexual assault in the 1980s as "the politics of personal destruction." The Kentucky Republican's combative remarks about Democrats came as President Donald Trump and lawmakers await the FBI's reopened background check on the accusations against the 53-year-old jurist.
Candidates in attendance included Randy Swartzmiller and Diane Magnone, both candidates for 1st District House of Delegates; Bill Ihlenfeld, candidate for 1st District state Senate; Kendra Fershee, candidate for 1st District U.S. House of Representatives; and Jim Douglas, Jeff Kessler, Dennise Smith and William Thompson, all candidates for state ... (more)
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015. U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner answer questions during the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual U.S. Senatorial Forum Luncheon at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach on Aug 17, 2015.
The higher minimum wage, which will go into effect on Nov. 1, comes after the company faced criticism over its pay and treatment of employees. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I.-Vermont, for paying wages that he said left its employees relying on public assistance for food and shelter, even as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos now stands as the world's richest man.
The White House has given the FBI clearance to interview anyone it wants to by Friday in its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The new guidance, described to The Associated Press by a person familiar with it, was issued to the FBI over the weekend in response to Democratic and news media pushback that the scope of the probe was too narrow.
Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake who is at the center of the explosive Supreme Court nomination says he is pushing for the FBI to conduct "a real investigation" into allegation of sexual assault facing nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In this Monday, March 1, 2010 file photo, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, a gubernatorial candidate in Texas, greets well wishers during a campaign stop in Tyler, Texas. The U.S. envoy to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, says Russia must halt development of new missiles that could carry nuclear warheads and is warning that the United States could "take out" the system if it becomes operational.
Alicia Keys performs a tribute to inductee Tupac Shakur at the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center on Friday, April 7, 2017, in New York. Alicia Keys performs a tribute to inductee Tupac Shakur at the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Barclays Center on Friday, April 7, 2017, in New York.
Senator Tim Kaine and challenger Corey Stewart particiapte in a town-hall style question and answer session at Hampton University Wednesday October 3, 2018. Senator Tim Kaine and challenger Corey Stewart particiapte in a town-hall style question and answer session at Hampton University Wednesday October 3, 2018.
In a week that began mired in uncertainty -- for President Donald Trump, for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh , for congressional Republicans, for the FBI -- the GOP still had the stolid steadiness of Mitch McConnell to lean on. "The time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close," the Senate majority leader said Monday afternoon.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump , continuing his tour of states he carried in the 2016 election, is traveling to Pennsylvania on Tuesday. He is scheduled to address the National Electrical Contractors Association, which is holding its annual conference in Philadelphia this week.
Meghan McCain will be returning as one of the co-hosts on ABC's The View, more than a month after the death of her father, Senator John McCain. "I will be getting back on the horse a @TheViewa Monday October 8th," the 33-year-old tweeted on Monday, October 1. "Thank you all for your patience & understanding."
Democrats are raising new questions about the truthfulness of US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's sworn testimony to the US senate. The move marks a shift in tactics against US president Donald Trump's choice for the highest court in America as all sides await the results of the FBI's background investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.
U.S. Senator Tim Scott say he'll vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the United State Supreme Court, but says it was not an easy decision to make for him. Scott issued a formal statement Monday explaining his decision, calling the confirmation process and controversy in recent weeks "gut-wrenching" for the country.
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks during an appearance at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Boston. MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Republican senator who suddenly sits at the center of the explosive Supreme Court debate promised Monday to oppose President Donald Trump's nominee should an ongoing federal investigation determine he lied under oath.