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Reports about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's possible departure from his post on Monday prompted a round of questions and rife speculation about who could take over his responsibilities. The documented line of succession at the Department of Justice is a subject that has come up multiple times during the Trump administration, particularly whenever the president publicly criticized either Attorney General Jeff Sessions or Rosenstein, who has been the department's number two and has overseen the Russia investigation since Sessions recused himself.
With President Donald Trump leading the charge, Republicans and the White House went on the offensive on Tuesday, accusing Democrats of using flimsy allegations of sexual misconduct in a last-ditch bid to stop the Supreme Court nomination of federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as GOP leaders vowed a Senate vote as early as next Tuesday. "We're going to be moving forward - I'm confident we're going to win," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters just off the Senate floor, as top Republicans formed a solid political wedge in public, making the argument that 'vague, uncorroborated allegations' should not be allowed to stop Kavanaugh.
For the first time, a federal appellate court has acknowledged its obligation to give a "fair reading" to all Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemptions, as the U.S. Supreme Court stated in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, 138 S. Ct. 1134 .
On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience from Chicago.
Even if Senate Republicans "plow right through" the ever-expanding chaos surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the battle over his Supreme Court nomination is unlikely to end soon. Despite the latest incendiary charges-from a client of attorney Michael Avenatti who claimed she was gang-raped at a party Kavanaugh attended in high school-the Senate Judiciary Committee hasn't called off its hearing on Thursday, where only Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to accuse him of sexual assault, are slated to testify.
Senate Republicans are bringing in Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to handle questioning about allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. A news release from committee chairman Chuck Grassley's office describes Mitchell as "a career prosecutor with decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes."
President Donald Trump denounced Democratic efforts to block Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation as a cynical "con job" on Tuesday and launched a dismissive attack on a second woman accusing the nominee of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, asserting she "has nothing." Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted that Kavanaugh would win approval, despite the new allegations and uncertainty about how pivotal Republicans would vote in a roll call now expected early next week.
Like its "news" division CNSNews.com, the Media Research Center proper is in heavy spin mode regarding the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. First order of business: minimize and dimiss the allegations.
The investigation into Russian election interference is often called the Mueller probe, but it's Rod Rosenstein who oversees it. Rosenstein's fate as deputy attorney general remains in the air after a revelation surfaced last week that he floated the idea of recording President Donald Trump.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is being accused of sexual assault and therefore is claimed to be unfit for confirmation to the Supreme Court of The United States . How many times have we witnessed Democrats miraculously and implausibly, at the 11th hour, unearth a phalanx of women who just happen to have been assaulted, harassed or raped by a Republican their party opposes for election or an appointment, as in this instance, to the SCOTUS.
In a monologue during his recent ABC late-night talk show, Kimmel suggested that one way to deal with this whole Judge Brett Kavanaugh matter is to - his words - "cut that pesky penis of his off in front of everyone." This is a Supreme Court nominee - a man who, until the Democrats got a hold of him, had a stellar work record, an unblemished career ascent, an impeccable track record of working with all types of judicial staffers, including women, including more liberal-minded Anthony Kennedy types.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel told his ABC audience on Monday night that Judge Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court - provided his "pesky penis" be cut off in public. The man who once put mystery objects down his pants on "The Man Show" while asking women to guess what was inside says President Trump's pick for the high court should have his penis removed.
Deborah Ramirez is pictured in a 2011 photo posted to the Facebook page of Boulder's Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, where she worked as a victim advocacy coordinator. Deborah Ramirez is pictured in a 2011 photo posted to the Facebook page of Boulder's Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, where she worked as a victim advocacy coordinator.
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and his wife were accosted at a restaurant in Washington, DC, on Monday night after several protesters criticized his support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and his wife were accosted at a restaurant in Washington, DC, on Monday night after several protesters criticized his support of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Senate Republicans are bringing in Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to handle questioning about allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. A news release from committee chairman Chuck Grassley's office describes Mitchell as "a career prosecutor with decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes."
North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, the Republican challenging Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, suggested the allegation of sexual and physical assault -- even if it's true -- should not disqualify Brett Kavanaugh from the Supreme Court. Cramer's comments in a Monday interview with North Dakota television station KX4 came three days after he said the accusation against Kavanaugh was "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's accusation against Clarence Thomas because Kavanaugh and his accuser were drunk teenagers when the alleged incident occurred.
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has declared in a televised interview that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life. Mr Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, sat down for an interview with Fox News Channel's The Story With Martha MacCallum after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.
US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has declared in a televised interview that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life. Mr Kavanaugh and his wife, Ashley, sat down for an interview with Fox News Channel's The Story With Martha MacCallum after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct.
Demonstrators protest against the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be a Supreme Court Justice outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, September 24, 2018. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)
Ever since murmurings began to emerge that a woman had accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, Kavanaugh's confirmation has been viewed as a referendum on the #MeToo movement. If Kavanaugh, who denies the accusation, is confirmed to the Supreme Court, this will - or so we're told - prove the movement has failed.