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Throughout 2017 and 2018, your good friends here at the Observer have strained to make sense, any sort of sense, out of the Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz and El Paso U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke. We've talked with O'Rourke about Cruz's plan to have notorious drug lord Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzman pay for President Donald Trump's wall on the Texas-Mexico border, been there as the representative barnstormed all 254 Texas counties and tried to figure out just what the Texas GOP was attempting to do when it scolded O'Rourke for being in a band and skateboarding through a Whataburger parking lot.
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., helped broker a deal to have the FBI look into allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
In this June 5, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations hearing in Washington. The dramatic Senate testimony by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford comes as DeVos considers new guidelines that could drastically change the way allegations of sexual violence are investigated on college campuses.
FBI agents Sunday interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as Republicans and Democrats quarreled over whether the bureau would have enough time and freedom to conduct a thorough investigation before a high-stakes vote on his nomination.
In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. rett Kavanaugh's fate remains uncertain, but some on the front-lines of the Republican Party's midterm battlefield fear the GOP may have already lost.
Canada has agreed to sign on to a trade deal between the United States and Mexico, preserving the three-country North American Free Trade Agreement after more than a year of tortuous negotiations. The US and Canadian governments agreed to a deal that would allow US farmers greater access to Canada's dairy market and address concerns about potential auto tariffs just hours before a self-imposed midnight deadline, a US official and a Canadian official "It will strengthen the middle class, and create good, well-paying jobs and new opportunities for the nearly half billion people who call North America home," said US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in a joint statement.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) discuss their decision to delay a floor vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination in an interview on CBS.
FBI agents on Sunday interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as Republicans and Democrats quarreled over whether the bureau would have enough time and freedom to conduct a thorough investigation before a high-stakes vote on his nomination to the nation's highest court. The White House insisted it was not "micromanaging" the new one-week review of Kavanaugh's background but some Democratic lawmakers claimed the White House was keeping investigators from interviewing certain witnesses.
The F.B.I. Can Do This - Despite limitations and partisan attacks, the bureau can find out a lot about the Kavanaugh accusations in a week. - Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.
Jeff Flake and Chris Coons described on '60 Minutes' Sunday how they agreed on a limited, week-long FBI probe. GOP Sen. Jeff Flake had a message for his friend Democratic Sen. Chris Coons on Friday when they left a meeting on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's nomination together, just before the Senate Judiciary Committee was set to vote.
On Thursday, American eyes were fixated on a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Christine Blasey Ford gave a heartfelt accounting of what she recalled as an attempted sexual assault in the summer of 1982.
The F.B.I. Can Do This - Despite limitations and partisan attacks, the bureau can find out a lot about the Kavanaugh accusations in a week. - Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.
The F.B.I. Can Do This - Despite limitations and partisan attacks, the bureau can find out a lot about the Kavanaugh accusations in a week. - Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.
The FBI investigation meant to defuse the explosive conflict over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sparked a new round of partisan combat Sunday, as the White House appeared to retain sharp limits on the probe even as President Donald Trump and Republican officials publicly suggested otherwise. Two Trump administration officials said Sunday that White House had not placed any limits on the FBI investigation into claims of sexual assault leveled against Kavanaugh but was also opposed to a "fishing expedition" that could take a broader look at Kavanaugh's credibility and behavior.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said she was once a victim of sexual assault, but said women's shared outrage over such misconduct should not affect Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. "I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said she was once a victim of sexual assault on Sunday, but said women's shared outrage over such misconduct shouldn't affect Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. Conway made the comments on CNN's "State of the Union" while defending Kavanaugh against sexual misconduct allegations.
Washington: Kellyanne Conway, counsellor to US President Donald Trump, says she was the victim of sexual assault and that women who survive such experiences should be heard. "I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment and rape," Conway told the CNN's State of the Union presenter Jake Tapper while defending the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault by one woman and sexual misconduct by two other women.
Cry me a river for Brett Kavanaugh, who is, by all indications, a jerk, another rich frat boy who was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple. Oh no, a rich frat boy is crying! ... Are we supposed to feel sorry for Brett Kavanaugh? Cry me a river for Brett Kavanaugh, who is, by all indications, a jerk, another rich frat boy who was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham defended Judge Brett Kavanaugh against some Democrats' criticism that his Senate testimony last week shows he lacks a judicial temperament. Add Supreme Court as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Supreme Court news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Christine Blasey Ford's legal team said Sunday they have not yet been contacted by the FBI despite the narrowing time frame for the investigation President Donald Trump ordered Friday. Add Supreme Court as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Supreme Court news, video, and analysis from ABC News.