Tag: Law

Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would fortify the high court's conservative majority, and spotlight the rightward march of the federal judiciary under Trump and the GOP-controlled Senate.

National Security

Kavanaugh could cement Trump’s transgender military ban

Travis J. Tritten · October 8, 2018 7:30 pm

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Chicago. The Boring Company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been selected to build a high-speed underground transportation system that it says will whisk passengers from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport in mere minutes.

Chicago rejects ‘stop and frisk’ advice from ‘clueless’ Trump

Steven Nelson · October 8, 2018 7:27 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, heads to the Senate floor for the vote on the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington.

Pro-Obamacare group targets Susan Collins for vote on Brett Kavanaugh

Kimberly Leonard · October 8, 2018 4:05 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Washington.

Trump: Talk of impeaching Kavanaugh an ‘insult to the American public’

Melissa Quinn · October 8, 2018 3:36 pm

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, officiates at the swearing-in of Judge Britt Grant to take a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington.

Supreme Court updates seating chart to include Brett Kavanaugh

Daniel Chaitin · October 8, 2018 1:50 am

FILE - In this July 4, 2017 file photo, Interpol President, Meng Hongwei, walks toward the stage to deliver his opening address at the Interpol World congress in Singapore. A French judicial official says Friday Oct.5, 2018 the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China.

Interpol chief who mysteriously disappeared has been detained and is under investigation, China confirms

Josh Siegel · October 7, 2018 6:11 pm

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, holds a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Mazie Hirono: Susan Collins is ‘insulting’ Christine Blasey Ford

Naomi Lim · October 7, 2018 2:13 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh arrives at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Washington, to begin his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Byron York: Did Jane Mayer, Ronan Farrow, and Michael Avenatti give Trump his biggest victory yet?

Byron York · October 7, 2018 1:50 pm

Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, takes questions from reporters on Capitol Hill.

Susan Collins reveals moment she thought Kavanaugh would need to withdraw

Naomi Lim · October 7, 2018 1:48 pm

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., after his meeting with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, says he does not think the Senate Judiciary Committee should go forward with the scheduled Sept. 4 hearings.

Chris Coons: 'Premature' for Democrats to discuss impeaching Brett Kavanaugh

Josh Siegel · October 7, 2018 11:43 am

President Trump greets the crowd during a campaign rally Saturday in Topeka, Kan.

Trump mocks Feinstein over leak of letter accusing Kavanaugh of sexual assault

Melissa Quinn · October 7, 2018 12:29 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, leaves the Senate chamber after Saturday's confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill. Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48.

Susan Collins just saved the women’s movement and its progress on rape prosecutions

Cynthia Ward · October 6, 2018 10:44 pm