Kavanaugh Accuser Wants to Testify Next Week, Her Lawyers Say
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 4, 2018.
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The Latest: Gillibrand says GOP is ‘bullying’ Christine Ford
The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : Groups fighting Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court say a Judiciary Committee lawyer's tweet shows Republicans are biased against Christine Blasey Ford's allegation of sexual assault. Mike Davis, the chief counsel for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, tweeted late Wednesday that he had personally interviewed Kavanaugh as part of the committee's review but was "still waiting" for Ford's lawyers to get back to him.
Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong on FBI limits in Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings
As the Senate Judiciary Committee moves to assess the allegations of sexual assault during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's high school years, President Donald Trump dismissed a role for the FBI. When a reporter asked if he would ask the FBI to investigate the allegations, Trump said that "it would seem that the FBI really doesn't do that."
Kesha delivers rallying cry with new song
Kesha was inspired by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to write her latest song, "Here Comes the Change," a powerful rallying cry to continue the fight for equality. The acoustic guitar-led anthem, which features Bob Dylan-esque harmonica and tom-tom drums, will appear on the soundtrack for "On the Basis of Sex," the Ginsburg biopic starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer.
Sen. Kamala Harris to GOP colleagues: We’ll miss you when you’re gone
There's an old saying that applies to the relationship between elected Democratic and Republican politicians: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. As soon as Republicans are no longer an electoral threat to Democrats, their histories are rewritten and the gold bricks become golden boys overnight.
Kavanaugh The Only SCOTUS Candidate Good On Immigration-Is That The Problem?
You have to admire the Democrats/ Main Stream Media. They have reached a new heights of enterprise with their after-hours attempted mugging of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over an alleged 35 year-old non-criminal episode of which the accuser herself does not remember the details .
Brett Kavanaugh: Sexual assault accuser ‘needs more time’
The lawyer for a woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has said the Senate's "rush" to a hearing is "unnecessary". Lisa Banks says her client, Christine Blasey Ford, is willing to co-operate but wants a "full non-partisan investigation" ahead of her testimony.
Ronald Reagan’s words on Constitution Day ring true in today’s divided times
The midterm elections and the work of the special counsel have accentuated these divisions. We now have the upcoming hearings into the explosive allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
‘What happens at Georgetown Prep stays at Georgetown Prep’: Kavanaugh …
The speech at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law was supposed to analyze whether judges should behave like umpires in a baseball game, analyzing words from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. But Judge Brett Kavanaugh decided to share his personal connections with the District of Columbia-based university. A graduate of Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland, he said three of his classmates and close friends graduated from the law school.
Virginia Republicans propose their own redistricting map
Virginia House Republicans have filed their own redistricting proposal they say will fix what a court found were unconstitutionally gerrymandered districts. GOP Del.
Post-arrest statements in St. James youth’s slaying can be used at trial, judge rules
John D. Celestine, left, is expected to head to trial Oct. 15, 2018, in the slaying of 12-year-old Talaija Dorsey, right. She disappeared July 1, 2014, and was later killed.
Republicans push to confirm Kavanaugh amid fears it will come…
President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on Wednesday took a hard line: full-speed ahead on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court despite an allegation of sexual assault decades ago.
Ann Coulter: Haven Monahan To Testify At Kavanaugh Hearings
If this is what the left pulls against a sweet nerd like Brett Kavanaugh, I can't wait for the hearings to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg! Observers of the passing scene were not surprised that the same lunatics screaming that Kavanaugh is going to impose "The Handmaid's Tale" on America also announced that he had committed attempted rape and murder in high school. His accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, remembered this in a therapy session 30-plus years after the alleged incident-coincidentally, at the exact moment Kavanaugh was all over the news as Mitt Romney's likely Supreme Court nominee.
Trump defends court nominee Kavanaugh, wants to hear from accuser
President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his defense of his U.S. Supreme Court pick, saying it is hard to imagine Brett Kavanaugh committed a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if the nominee's accuser does not testify before the Senate. Trump made his remarks a day after lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, a university professor in California, said she would testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee only if the FBI first investigates her allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in 1982 when both were high school students in Maryland.
Washington circus: The Kavanaugh hearings
Last week, democratic Senator Cory Booker released an email from Brett Kavanaugh, wherein he discusses racial profiling. Booker admitted that he didn't have permission to release it, and that by doing so, he risked expulsion from the Senate, but he didn't care because the American people needed to know the truth about Kavanaugh.
Former senator has regret about Clarence Thomas
Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) says she did not regret confirming Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991, but when the case involving Anita Hill's allegation of sexual harassment was reopened, she believed Thomas behaved poorly.
Trump: ‘Decision’ Would Follow ‘Credible’ Kavanaugh Accuser Testimony
President Donald Trump nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in the East Room of the White House in July. President Donald Trump appeared to signal he might reconsider Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination if his accuser is believable in potential testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Claire McCaskill says she’s voting ‘no’ on Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Claire McCaskill had said she found the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh were disturbing but would "set them aside" when deciding her vote. Claire McCaskill says she's voting 'no' on Brett Kavanaugh Sen. Claire McCaskill had said she found the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh were disturbing but would "set them aside" when deciding her vote.
The Manafort Bombshells Are Coming
If you have been following the serious destruction brought about by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and the political turmoil caused by the allegations of teenage sexual misconduct made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, along with his firm and unbending denials, you might have missed a profound event in a federal courtroom in the nation's capital late last week. The Florence damage may take years to repair, and the Kavanaugh nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, which once seemed assured, at this writing is in a sort of limbo, pending an Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas-like confrontation before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
Supreme Court move forces ‘Dark money’ groups to disclose contributors
Some "dark money" political campaign operatives will no longer be able to cloak big financial contributors' identities after the Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a lower court ruling to take effect. Though the legal battle is not yet over, at least for now the move means nonprofit groups who weigh in on political matters by spending more than $250 must follow disclosure rules, reporting the identities of anyone who gave at least $200 in a year.