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Senators took a crucial vote Friday to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court as key Republican senators remain undecided amid allegations of sexual misconduct and intense protests that have divided the nation. The procedural "cloture" vote gained the 51 aye votes it needed to proceed to a full confirmation vote as early as Saturday.
Top row: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis. Bottom row: Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
The City Council narrowly voted late Thursday to withhold a $44 million reimbursement for the developer of the Toyota Music Factory. Although the $180-million entertainment venue, which opened in late 2017, has brought the likes of Kirk Franklin, Reba McEntire and ZZ Top to Las Colinas, the council was unhappy with an unfinished storefront on the property.
With the final outcome still unclear, the Senate on Friday morning narrowly voted to force an end to debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, clearing the way for a final vote as soon as Saturday, as both parties continued to trade verbal barbs over the controversial nomination process for President Donald Trump's pick to take a seat on the high court. "It's time to vote," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said bluntly, as he spent more time in his final remarks before the cloture vote slamming the actions of Democrats during the confirmation process, rather than talking about the reasons why Kavanaugh should be on the Supreme Court.
Lawmakers are considering changes to some of the state's existing economic development tax credit programs in an effort to offer more flexibility and opportunities for local communities.
Man threatened to kill members of Congress over Kavanaugh votes, deputies say - WINTER HAVEN - A Polk County man is behind bars after he allegedly threatened to shoot members of Congress and their families, along with law enforcement and "liberals," depending on how the Supreme Court confirmation 'Grow up': Orrin Hatch waves off female protesters demanding to speak with him - Sen. Orrin G. Hatch raised the ire of protesters on Thursday after telling a group of mostly women who confronted him in one of the Senate buildings that he would talk to them when they "grow up." Bloomberg Terminal Demo Request - The headlines alone are dizzying.
Forty minutes into Thursday night's Make American Great Again rally in Minnesota, after all the claims of historic greatness, the ritual chanting , the harping about "fake news" and the gratuitous insults hurled at Congresswoman Maxine Waters , it was pretty clear President Trump simply wasn't going there. He wended his oratorical way several times to the "radical Democrats" and his embattled Supreme Court nominee.
This morning, President Donald Trump tweeted about the thousands of people taking to the streets to protest Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. In it, he alluded to them being "paid professionals," paid by the likes of Democratic philanthropist and investor George Soros.
A Congolese doctor who has been a fierce critic of his government's treatment of victims of sexual violence and a Yazidi Kurdish activist who was held captive and raped by members of the Islamic State group are the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday. Denis Mukwege, 63, and Nadia Murad, 25, were jointly awarded the accolade for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
Picture this: Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. Early July 2017, a punishing 86 degrees. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walking alongside his wife, Elaine Chao.
A second day of deliberations will begin on Friday in the murder trial of a white Chicago police officer who killed a black teenager in 2014 in a hail of bullets, a case that has put the city's large African-American community on edge. Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke watches the prosecution's closing statements during his trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 4, 2018.
Travis Wannemuehler hasn't lived in his home-well, his parents' home-in seven years. At 24, he's checked all the boxes of an independent, successful young adulthood: He has a social life, an apartment, and a job that pays the bills.
Demonstrators protest Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday in the Hart Senate Office Building. As senators read FBI interview transcripts Thursday, the White House is confident the new background check on Kavanaugh has improved his confirmation prospects.
President Donald Trump's drive to cement the conservative grip on the top U.S. court faces a major test on Friday as the Senate holds a key procedural vote on Brett Kavanaugh, whose Supreme Court nomination has set off a political brawl. Senate Republicans were growing more confident they would win the 10:30 a.m. vote after two wavering Republican senators responded positively on Thursday to an FBI report on accusations of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.
Charles Rettig was barely 24 hours into his new job as President Donald Trump's hand-picked chief tax official when a bombshell news report hit, alleging shady tax dealings by Trump and his family roughly 20 years ago. With New York state and city officials now saying they'll examine allegations raised by the New York Times , Rettig - who built a reputation as a tough tax litigator in private practice - risks incurring Trump's wrath if he chooses to follow suit, according to tax lawyers and veterans of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police past waiting reporters trying to ask about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.
President Donald Trump's nomination of conservative federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to hinge on the votes of a handful of senators: three Republicans and two Democrats. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Jeff Flake takes part in a discussion "Can our Democracy Survive?" at The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute's 2018 Atlantic Festival in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2018.