It’s all fun and games until you lose the country
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in before testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Supreme truth or consequences before the Senate Judiciary Committee
In the first round of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Brett Kavanaugh kept his cool under hostile questioning, stressed his independence, and exhibited the calm judicial demeanor that characterized his dozen years on a prestigious appeals court bench. His performance Thursday, responding to accusations of sexual misconduct at a hearing of the same Senate committee, sent a different message.
Quiet start to Supreme Court term on Monday amid tumult over Kavanaugh
Republicans had hoped to have Kavanaugh confirmed in time for the court's first public meeting since late June, an addition that would cement conservative control of the court In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington.
TKC Top Echelon Insider: Prez Trump Throwing Kavanaugh under the Bus…
More than a few denizens of this blog are actually curious as to what our blog community thinks about the future of the SCOTUS hot mess this scandal continues to unfold. Even better, a TOP ECHELON KC INSIDER offers a hot take to start today's predictions.
Kavanaugh Battle Shows the Power, and the Limits, of #MeToo Movement
One of the first stories Gretchen Carlson covered in her career as a television journalist was the 1991 Senate hearing where Anita Hill sat alone at the witness table and testified that Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her. Then, Ms.
Upcoming Supreme Court term lacking blockbusters
The list of cases pending on the Supreme Court 's calendar this year lacks blockbusters - but court-watchers say they're hopeful some of the big ones get added in before the end of the term. The justices convene their 2018-2019 session Monday with far more drama over who will be the ninth member of the court than over the cases already on the schedule.
The Latest: Tester will vote against Kavanaugh confirmation
Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says he'll vote against confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tester said in a statement Friday that he has deep concerns about the allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh.
Cory Booker said Kavanaugh supporters are ‘complicit in evil.’ He regrets that now.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker once called those who supported putting Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court " complicit in evil ." Booker, D-N.J., said he didn't mean it quite that way.
Nominee’s attack on Democrats poses risk to Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh's angry denunciation of Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing could reinforce views of the Supreme Court as a political institution at a time of stark partisan division and when the court already is sharply split between liberals and conservatives. The Supreme Court nominee called the sexual misconduct allegations against him a "calculated and orchestrated political hit" by Democrats angry that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election.
Factbox: Five senators hold keys to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court bid
President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will hinge on the votes of a handful of senators, including Arizona's Jeff Flake, who was at the center of complex Senate maneuvering over Kavanaugh on Friday. Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake speaks during a Judiciary Committee meeting to vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2018.
The Latest: GOP delays Kavanaugh vote for investigation
The White House expressed confidence Friday it has the votes in the Senate to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Trump found Kavanaugh's testimony "powerful, honest and riveting."
Nomineea s attack on Democrats poses risk to Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh's angry denunciation of Senate Democrats at his confirmation hearing could reinforce views of the Supreme Court as a political institution at a time of stark partisan division and when the court already is sharply split between liberals and conservatives. The Supreme Court nominee called the sexual misconduct allegations against him a "calculated and orchestrated political hit" by Democrats angry that Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election.
Casey, Toomey haven’t changed their minds on Kavanaugh
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America, we are on our own
Sen. John Cornyn said the appalling final day of testimony on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was the most "embarrassing scandal for the United States Senate since the McCarthy hearings." Patriotic Americans: We are on our own.
GOP pushes ahead after wrenching day of Ford, Kavanaugh testimony Source: Cox Media Group
As Republicans in the Senate moved a step closer to confirming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh early next week, many on Capitol Hill - and in the nation - were still digesting the riveting testimony of both Judge Kavanaugh, and his accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleged that Kavanaugh sexually attacked her at a party in the summer of 1982, a charge Kavanaugh sternly denied. In the wake of the hearing, it was quickly obvious that few minds were changed in the Senate after the testimony, as Republicans said there was no need for further delay on the Kavanaugh nomination.
As Senate mulls Kavanaugh pick, Anita Hill talks value of women’s voices – CNET
When asked the question: "What would you say to a woman who feels her voice doesn't matter?" Anita Hill simply responded, "It does." Hill spoke Friday at the Grace Hopper Celebration , a conference focusing on women in tech that aims to rally women in an industry that grapples with gender and diversity inequality, and that's seen its share of accusations of workplace sexual harassment.
How late night hosts reacted to Ford-Kavanaugh hearing
Late night hosts from Jimmy Kimmel to Seth Meyers all reacted to the biggest story on Thursday: The testimonies given by Christine Blasey Ford and U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "Millions of Americans watched the much-anticipated testimonies of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accused him of sexual assault, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford... People were crying in front of their televisions, you would have thought Milo Ventimiglia got killed by a Crock-Pot," Kimmel said on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" -- referring a scene on NBC's "This Is Us."
Alabama’s Sen. Doug Jones on Brett Kavanaugh vote: “I will be voting no”
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Thursday released a statement on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: "The Kavanaugh nomination process has been flawed from the beginning and incomplete at the end," the Alabama Democrat said in the statement. "Dr. Ford was credible and courageous and I am concerned about the message our vote will be sending to our sons and daughters, as well as victims of sexual assault.
Kavanaugh’s ‘beer’ obsession trends on Twitter
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 28 : Hours after United States Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh raved about his love for beer during sexual assault hearing, the Twitter users went berserk making 'beer' trend on the micro-blogging site. During his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about sexual assault allegations levelled by Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh talked at length about his drinking habits as a teen.
Baker believes Ford, said accusations are ‘sickening’
Massachusetts' Republican governor calls the accusations made by women against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh "sickening" and deserving of an "independent investigation." Charlie Baker also said Thursday on Twitter that there should be no vote taken in the U.S. Senate on Kavanaugh's nomination until the investigation is completed.