Tag: Supreme Court

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, center, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, right, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, gavels the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in Washington, D.C.

GOP not backing down on Monday hearing to air Kavanaugh accusation

Susan Ferrechio · September 18, 2018 5:46 pm

President Trump listens as Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018, in Washington.

Trump: FBI shouldn’t get ‘involved’ in Kavanaugh sexual assault controversy

Gabby Morrongiello · September 18, 2018 5:34 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to members of the media outside her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Collins urges Senate Judiciary Committee to allow counsel for Kavanaugh, Ford to ask questions

Melissa Quinn · September 18, 2018 4:55 pm

Brett Kavanaugh listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 7, 2018.

CNN’s Chris Cillizza: GOP ‘walking a VERY dangerous line’ in seeking details from Kavanaugh accuser

Eddie Scarry · September 18, 2018 4:42 pm

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, talks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mazie Hirono says Democrats ready to keep Supreme Court seat vacant through 2020 if conditions are right

Naomi Lim · September 18, 2018 4:29 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee members Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., are shown.

Democrats push for more witnesses at hearing on Kavanaugh accusations

Laura Barrón-López · September 18, 2018 4:11 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, poses for a photo with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Mitch McConnell: Brett Kavanaugh ‘welcomes opportunity to address’ accusation

Susan Ferrechio · September 18, 2018 3:27 pm

Five transgender troops will soon ask a federal court for an injunction to temporarily halt President Trump from moving forward with any ban on their service, according to an attorney working on the case.

National Security

Trump withdraws Supreme Court appeal in transgender military lawsuit

Travis J. Tritten · September 18, 2018 3:07 pm

Chuck Grassley: Kavanaugh accuser hasn’t responded to invitation to testify

Melissa Quinn · September 18, 2018 2:26 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, center, leaves the hearing room in the evening.

NYT: ‘Only acceptable’ for Senate to investigate Kavanaugh misconduct claim for ‘however long it takes’

Eddie Scarry · September 18, 2018 1:49 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh answers a question about guns during a third round of questioning on the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.

Republicans’ midterm election prospects suffer fresh blow with Kavanaugh doubts

David M. Drucker · September 18, 2018 4:25 am

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate Democrats say investigation into Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations still needed

Laura Barrón-López · September 18, 2018 4:24 am