The Supreme temptation of Amy Coney Barrett
There's little that President Donald Trump loves more than cementing his supporters' adoration of him while making his foes squirm. Nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court would do both.
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On This Day, July 7: Mother Cabrini first American to be saint
In 1865, four people convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln were hanged in Washington. In 1898, U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution of Congress authorizing the annexation of Hawaii by the United States.
Deactivating Affirmative Action
Recently, President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the use of affirmative action in elite university admission. The extent to which this policy helps minority students has diminished to the point that the simultaneous disadvantage to white and Asian students is unmerited.
What you need to know about Trump’s top SCOTUS contenders
President Trump has spoken with candidates to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, and whoever he ultimately chooses Monday night, it will be a relatively young and conservative nominee. had been Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge -- each has distinct records which Mr. Trump can refer to in weighing his decision.
Pennsylvania judge one of four Supreme Court finalist: Reports
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have completed scheduled interviews for the Supreme Court vacancy, an official familiar with the search says, as The President moves closer to settling on his selection to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. Sources tell FOX News and CNN that Judge Thomas Michael Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is now a rising candidate to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Youth, conservative cred not only factors in high court pick
In this May 7, 2008, image from video provided by C-SPAN, Raymond Kethledge testifies during his confirmation hearing for the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
No more softball, Senate. Ask Trump’s Supreme court pick these questions.
Jeffrey Peck was general counsel and staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 1987 to 1992. He worked for then-Chairman Joseph R. Biden on the Bork, Kennedy, Souter and Clarence Thomas nominations to the Supreme Court.
Karmala Harris Leads Democrats Into Oblivion
The left are losing their collective minds over President Trump's opportunity to nominate a new Supreme Court Justice. Not that one has been announced yet, but nevertheless they are starting early.
Anti-abortion past haunts Kansas Democratic governor hopeful
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement is giving the Kansas governor's race an odd twist by complicating the bid of a major Democratic candidate who's trying to rebuild his party's brand with rural voters but is hindered by his anti-abortion past. Former state Agriculture Secretary Joshua Svaty argues that Democrats can't break an eight-year losing streak in all statewide races without pulling more votes from strongly Republican rural areas.
The Democrats’ Socialist Meltdown
The skies over America the Beautiful were filled with fireworks, and the Twittersphere was filled with three Democratic senators blowing themselves up. My U.S. Senator Kamal Harris, Massachusetts's Elizabeth Warren and New York's Kirsten Gillibrand spent their holiday week attacking President Trump in speeches and tweets.
St. Cloud State professor alleges forced union representation violates First Amendment rights
A St. Cloud State University political science professor filed a federal lawsuit in St. Paul Friday alleging that forcing her to pay union dues violates her First Amendment rights in the wake of a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Kathleen Uradnik - who lists her expertise as American government, law, American political thought, constitutional law, and civil rights - sued the Inter Faculty Organization , St. Cloud State and the trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Trump weighs 2 or 3 candidates for Supreme Court, to meet with Pence
President Donald Trump is closing in on his choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, telling reporters that he's focused on two or three people ahead of his Monday announcement.
Trump says he’s narrowed Supreme Court nominees to 2 or 3
The list of contenders to fill a Supreme Court vacancy by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is narrowing, with President Donald Trump telling reporters that he's focused on two or three people ahead of his Monday announcement. "I think I have it down to four people.
07/08 What Youa re Saying: Cathy Emrick, Judith S. Berlin, Joe Moran,…
If charges are brought against him that result in either impeachment or indictment, he'll likely fight them in court. If his case is ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, the next Supreme Court justice may provide the swing vote.
Friday’s Daily Pulse
Florida and Georgia have been arguing about the water that flows into the Apalachicola Bay for three decades. The result: the virtual collapse of the oyster industry there.
ACLU Seeks to Ratchet up Pressure on Sen. Collins
The ACLU is the latest group to put pressure on Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins on the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The $150,000 campaign featured an ad praising Collins as an "independent voice" for Maine who stood up to efforts to eliminate funding Planned Parenthood funding.
Justice Ginsburg bemoans partisan divide in Congress
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expressed hope the traditional "bipartisan spirit" of congressional hearings for judges will once again prevail in Washington, rather than the votes of recent years that have mostly divided along party lines. Speaking at a Jerusalem cinema on Thursday after the screening of "RBG," the breakout hit documentary about her life and career, Ginsburg said she would not address past or present personnel changes on the court, in apparent reference to Justice Anthony Kennedy's upcoming retirement.
Don’t Pack the Courts
Progressives responding to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement with a proposal for court packing might argue that there's nothing especially unusual about the proposal. The historian Jean Edward Smith has referred to packing , with some exaggeration, as a "hallowed tradition" in American politics.
Narrowing the list: 3 judges top Trump’s list
President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supr... . FILE -In this April 26, 2004, file photo, Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
OnPolitics Today: Pruitt won’t do it Source: Cox Media Group
Two thousand. That's roughly the number of families thought separated at the border as of last week under President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy.