Tag: Supreme Court

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Judge Brett Kavanaugh his Supreme Court nominee, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Why Trump picked Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court nominee

Gabriel Malor · July 10, 2018 1:06 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confer during a news conference on June 13, 2018.

Nancy Pelosi vows to ‘avenge’ Obama in combating Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Emma Ayers · July 10, 2018 12:53 am

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will be deciding factors in the fate of President Trump's second Supreme Court nomination.

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s two paths to Supreme Court confirmation

Emily Jashinsky · July 10, 2018 12:12 am

"See something, say something. That's what the government asks of its citizens. But the government must also follow through when vigilant Americans speak up," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a letter to the FBI and Google. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley divulges ‘inappropriate’ questions to ask Trump’s Supreme Court nominee during confirmation process

William Nardi · July 9, 2018 11:55 pm

Donald Trump Jr. talks during an event.

Trump Jr. jokes of ‘flash flood warning’ due to ‘liberal tears’ following Trump’s Supreme Court nomination

Diana Stancy Correll · July 9, 2018 11:30 pm

The FBI on Friday arrested an Omaha man for making threats against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Trump tells Joni Ernst, ethanol supporters, ‘You’re gonna love the Supreme Court nominee’

John Siciliano · July 9, 2018 10:23 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

An independent judiciary begins with an independent Senate

Erin Dunne · July 9, 2018 10:21 pm

This artist rendering shows Chief Justice John Roberts, center, speaking at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. From left are, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

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It doesn’t matter who Trump nominates for the Supreme Court, Democrats will hate them no matter what

Philip Wegmann · July 9, 2018 10:02 pm

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court at the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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A ‘balanced’ Supreme Court isn’t the point

Erin Hawley, Heather Higgins · July 9, 2018 9:34 pm

Sens. Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Manchin.

Key red-state Senate Democrats turn down invites to Trump’s Supreme Court reveal

Al Weaver · July 9, 2018 9:05 pm

FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, answer a question during a news conference after participating in a roundtable discussion on immigration in Weslaco, Texas. Cruz and the ex-punk rocker turned Democratic congressman trying to upset him, Beto OâRourke, donât agree on much. But both introduced bills prohibiting U.S. authorities from separating children from parents charged with crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally prior to President Donald Trumpâs executive order last week doing much the same thing(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file

Ted Cruz mocks speculation over next Supreme Court justice

Caitlin Yilek · July 9, 2018 8:41 pm

A student from Destiny Charter Middle School in Tacoma, Wash., holds a sign that reads "Students Before Politics," during a rally held by charter school students, teachers, and supporters at the state Capitol on May 17, 2018.

NEA delegates vote to help fund teachers’ strikes, statewide labor campaigns

Brooke Conrad · July 9, 2018 8:35 pm