Tag: Law

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., walks past Sen. Orrin Hatch and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Flake takes Senate GOP hostage — and does the right thing

Daniel DePetris · September 28, 2018 8:13 pm

GOP agrees to limited FBI investigation into Kavanaugh

Susan Ferrechio · September 28, 2018 7:57 pm

Sen. Jeff flake, R-Ariz., appears at a hearing in Washington, D.C.

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Jeff Flake’s Kavanaugh cave leaves Mitch McConnell with three options

Philip Klein · September 28, 2018 7:13 pm

Sens. Jeff Flake and Lisa Murkowski are pictured.

At least two GOP senators back plan to delay Kavanaugh vote

Susan Ferrechio · September 28, 2018 6:54 pm

Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Sept, 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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The Kavanaugh-Ford hearing was deeply flawed. Fixing the confirmation process requires a long-term solution

Erin Dunne · September 28, 2018 6:21 pm

"As I said, I won't talk about what I have seen in a classified setting, but nothing is inconsistent with what the Cubans have said, and I think the FBI would say that," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Flake backtracks, creates new delay for Kavanaugh

Susan Ferrechio, Melissa Quinn · September 28, 2018 5:57 pm

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., asks a question during a hearing in Washington, D.C.

Sen. John Kennedy to Christine Blasey Ford’s lawyers: ‘Hide your head in a bag’

Steven Nelson · September 28, 2018 5:52 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

American Bar Association calls for Senate to postpone Brett Kavanaugh vote

Anna Giaritelli · September 28, 2018 4:40 am

President Trump speaks during a news conference.

Trump: ‘Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him’

Anna Giaritelli · September 27, 2018 11:13 pm

In this June 12, 2013, file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., listen to testimony from Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command before the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. authorities have said they are reducing the amount of time they will delay deporting the few immigrants in the country illegally awaiting congressional decisions to legalize their immigration status after lawmakers file so-called "private bills" supporting their last-ditch bids to remain in the country. Senators Durbin and Feinstein criticized the decision to change longstanding practices they said was made without consulting lawmakers.

Feinstein denies leaking Ford’s allegation to media

Melissa Quinn · September 27, 2018 10:52 pm

Mike Lee, R-Utah, (left) and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, appear at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Republicans ditch female prosecutor, take over questioning Kavanaugh

Susan Ferrechio · September 27, 2018 10:00 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on reporters during the daily briefing in the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington.

Sarah Sanders: ‘God bless’ Lindsey Graham for his ‘decency and courage’

Naomi Lim · September 27, 2018 9:48 pm