The Latest: No indication GOP plans to delay Kavanaugh vote
In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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BREAKINGChristine Blasey Ford Is Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser
After Dianne Feinstein last week revealed that she had received a letter about Judge Kavanaugh that caused her grave concern, we now know who the accuser is. The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of forcing himself on her when they were in high school has reluctantly come forward, telling the Washington Post that Kavanaugh pinned her down, groped her over her clothes, and tried to take off her bathing suit and outer clothing in a frightening assault.
Sen. Kennedy: Dems Turned SCOTUS Hearing Into ‘Intergalactic Freak Show’
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. John Kennedy blasted Democrats for turning confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh into an "intergalactic freak show." "I'm fairly confident that our Founding Fathers did not intend the process to work this way," he said.
2nd trial in case that shined light on missing Native women
This combination of file photos provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Office in Fargo, N.D., shows William Hoehn, and his girlfriend Brooke Crews, the two people charged in connection with the murder of Savanna Greywind in North Dakota in August 2017. Greywind was eight months pregnant.
Texas Border Patrol agent accused of ‘serial killing spree’ in Laredo
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment - To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years - In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Friday, Bob Woodward said that in his two years of investigating for his new book, 'Fear,' he found no evidence of collusion or espionage between Trump and Russia.
Identity, Not Ideology, Driving the Democratic Party
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment - To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years - In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Friday, Bob Woodward said that in his two years of investigating for his new book, 'Fear,' he found no evidence of collusion or espionage between Trump and Russia. Authorities ID 26-year-old Mass.
Palestinian stabs American-Israeli man to death in West Bank
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment - To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years - In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Friday, Bob Woodward said that in his two years of investigating for his new book, 'Fear,' he found no evidence of collusion or espionage between Trump and Russia.
GOP Donor Les Wexner Announces Departure From Republican Party After…
Lisa Page bombshell: FBI couldn't prove Trump-Russia collusion before Mueller appointment - To date, Lisa Page's infamy has been driven mostly by the anti-Donald Trump text messages she exchanged with fellow FBI agent Peter Strzok as the two engaged in an affair while investigating the president Woodward: No Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion, I Searched For Two Years - In an interview with Hugh Hewitt on Friday, Bob Woodward said that in his two years of investigating for his new book, 'Fear,' he found no evidence of collusion or espionage between Trump and Russia.
Thomas Taschinger: Beto-Cruz debates looking shaky now
If you're looking for the most exciting news of this campaign cycle, you don't have to look far.
Kavanaugh Denies Allegation of Sexual Misconduct in High School
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday denied an allegation that he engaged in sexual misconduct in high school, a day after the allegation surfaced and a top Democrat said she referred the matter to federal investigators . "I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation," Judge Kavanaugh said in a written statement released through the White House.
Dianne Feinstein: Why I’m voting ‘no’ on Brett…
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein directs questions during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on September 5. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee entered the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh with concerns about his record and his views. After four days of testimony and questions, those concerns remain - and in some cases have increased considerably.
Elizabeth Warren rips GOP, touts – for the people’ agenda
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, top, speaks at a town hall forum at Quincy High School yesterday. Above, supporters listen, wearing Warren for Senate T-shirts.
Howie Carr: Baker, Rivera criticize Columbus Gas despite political contributions
Lawrence, MA. - September 14, 2018: Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Governor, joins US Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma, US Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA, and others in a tour of 35 Chickering St., where a young man was killed during yesterday's gas leak/fires, today September 14, 2018.
Proposed Manchin-Morrisey debate in Wheeling will not be held
A debate between the two leading candidates for the U.S. Senate in West Virginia, which had been proposed for Oct. 14 in Wheeling, will not be held.
Feinstein faces second-guessing as Bay Area woman’s allegation against Kavanaugh goes public
Supreme Court nomiinee Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s blustery myths on hurricanes, income
In a stormy week, President Donald Trump blustered and distorted reality, denying massive deaths from a hurricane that scientists believe to be one of the nation's deadliest and blowing out of proportion U.S. economic growth and his role in spurring it. He's insisting the federal response to Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico last September, was "incredibly successful," even though blackouts there remain common and several forms of federal aid have been slow to arrive compared with past disasters.
How Nixon and Ocasio-Cortez combined to pave the way for progressive insurgents in New York
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Friday fresh off a 30-point thrashing of progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon to a new political reality in the state he's run for nearly eight years. His own bid had, by a certain standard, gone swimmingly.
New Mexico’s US Senator Martin Heinrich Demands Full Transparency On Kavanaugh’s Record
Heinrich Delivers Floor Speech On Kavanaugh's Nomination To The Supreme Court In a speech delivered on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich spoke out against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich formally requested all records pertaining to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's tenure with the Office of the Independent Counsel as Associate Counsel, and his tenure at the White House as Associate Counsel, Assistant to the President, and Staff Secretary.
Star Power vs. Editorial Page Power vs. Trump’s Stadium ~ Willie Nelson Rally for Beto O’Rourke
Republicans just lost their minds over Willie Nelson endorsing Beto O'Rourke over Ted Cruz Title: Republicans just lost their minds over Willie Nelson endorsing Beto O'Rourke over Ted Cruz Synopsis: Ted Cruz , the craven senator who was ... Willie said this: "My wife Annie and I have met and spoken with Beto and we share his concern for the direction things are headed," Nelson said in a statement obtained by the Post. "Beto embodies what is special about Texas, an energy and an integrity that is completely genuine."
Dr. Peter Rostenberg
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro listens with state, local and federal officials at a roundtable discussion about efforts to curb the opioid epidemic at the New Haven Police Department in 2016. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro listens with state, local and federal officials at a roundtable discussion about efforts to curb the opioid epidemic at the New Haven Police Department in 2016.