55% of GOP Say Sexual Assault Not Disqualifying for SCOTUS; What Is *Wrong* With Them?

Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives with Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley for the second day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. What in the world is wrong with self-identified Republicans in the United States.

Rosenstein’s Day of Reckoning with the President

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was reportedly convinced that he'd be fired following a bombshell New York Times report that described comments he apparently made about President Trump privately last year. But whether or not Rosenstein emerges from a meeting with Trump on Thursday with his job intact, House Republicans are salivating at the thought of exploiting The Times' story to tighten the noose on the Justice Department.

Cadillac headquarters is moving back to metro Detroit after 4 years in New York City

General Motor's luxury brand Cadillac is returning its global headquarters to Warren, Michigan, after nearly four years in New York's SoHo. Cadillac headquarters is moving back to metro Detroit after 4 years in New York City General Motor's luxury brand Cadillac is returning its global headquarters to Warren, Michigan, after nearly four years in New York's SoHo.

NYT ad supporting Ford echoes Anita Hill support in 1991

Sixteen-hundred men took out a full-page ad in The New York Times on Wednesday to voice their support for Christine Blasey Ford in a powerful show of force that mirrors a 1991 ad supporting Anita Hill. "We are 1,600 men who now stand behind Professor Anita Hill, as well as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, because we believe them," the ad reads.

With newfound aggressiveness, GOP ramps up Kavanaugh fight

Brett Kavanaugh says he won't let "false accusations drive me out of this process" as he, President Donald Trump and top Republicans mount an aggressive drive to rally the public and GOP senators behind his shaky Supreme Court nomination. Trump and Republican leaders accused Democrats on Monday of a smear campaign by using accusations by two women of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh in the 1980s to try scuttling his Senate confirmation.

DeSantis Blowing It In Florida-Hapless GOP Not Adjusting To Race-Based Politics

A recent poll finds black Democrat Andrew Gillum is building a comfortable lead over white Republican Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor's race. [ New poll shows Gillum leading DeSantis by 6 points , by Tim Swift, Local 10, September 19, 2018] As Conservatism Inc. never ceases to remind its dwindling constituency, Gillum is, like other Democrats this election cycle, essentially a socialist, and DeSantis is a "Reagan conservative".

The party of men: Kavanaugh fight risks worsening the Trump GOP’s gender problem

President Donald Trump pauses to listen a question from a reporter during a meeting with sheriffs from across the country in the East Room of the White House. Washington Post photo by Calla Kessler President Donald Trump pauses to listen a question from a reporter during a meeting with sheriffs from across the country in the East Room of the White House.

Hilton Head Chamber allocation doesn’t smell right

The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce's request, its timing and the amount approved by the Town of Hilton Head Island are likely fully justifiable, legitimate and authorized under existing 1990-era procedures. But it just doesn't smell right.

The Latest: Trump says Kavanaugh delay has gone on too long

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : President Donald Trump says the delay over his Supreme Court nominee following a sexual assault allegation has lasted long enough. Trump tells Fox News host Sean Hannity before a campaign rally in Las Vegas, "I don't think you can delay it any longer."

The Heads of DHS and FEMA Are Bickering Over Commutes and Meeting Attendance

As Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas, the top ranks of the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency were focused on important matters: whether people were showing up to meetings and who was telling whom about a visit with first responders. The Washington Post reported that the simmering feud between DHS head Kristjen Nielsen and FEMA's Brock Long flared up as Florence made landfall late last week and dumped record rain over the weekend.

GOP says time running out for Kavanaugh accuser to talk

In this Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, after more than an hour of delay over procedural questions, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Showdown between Kavanaugh, accuser scheduled for next week

President Donald Trump defended his Supreme Court nominee in the face of allegations of sexual misconduct, calling him "an outstanding intellect." Trump said Kavanaugh's confirmation is still on track, though a "little delay" is possible.

Professor speaks out on ‘assault’

WASHINGTONi1 4 A college professor went public for the first time on Sunday to accuse US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick of sexually assaulting her in the 1980s, prompting calls to postpone the nomination vote. Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University, initially detailed the allegations about Brett Kavanaugh in confidential letters to her local congresswoman and later to California Senator Dianne Feinstein, a senior Democrat on the Judiciary Committee.