Tag: Law

President Trump pauses as he speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas.

Beltway Confidential

Trump just made his worst tweet ever, and it was about sexual assault

Timothy P. Carney · September 21, 2018 2:03 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, appeals court judge, stands after being nominated as an associate justice of the Supreme Court by President Trump, left, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.

Trump questions sexual assault allegation against Kavanaugh: Bring forward the police report

Melissa Quinn · September 21, 2018 1:56 pm

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas.

Trump: Democrats ‘don’t want to know’ the facts in Kavanaugh case

Pete Kasperowicz · September 21, 2018 1:03 pm

Dershowitz rejects ‘I believe her’ crowd: ‘Are women born with a special gene for telling the truth?’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 21, 2018 11:57 am

Brett Kavanaugh, Supreme Court associate justice nominee for President Trump, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 7, 2018.

Yale law professor rejects report Kavanaugh only hired ‘model-like’ clerks

Katelyn Caralle · September 21, 2018 11:34 am

Kavanaugh friend apologizes for naming possible assault suspect

Katelyn Caralle · September 21, 2018 9:13 am

Melania Trump, the wife of US President Donald Trump, speaks with a doctor as she works on crepe paper flowers with patients at the Queen Fabiola Childrens Hospital in Brussels on Thursday, May 25, 2017. Melanie Trump will visit a children's hospital, museum and the royal palace while US President Donald Trump attends the NATO summit.

Melania Trump’s spokeswoman dinged for Hatch Act violation

Naomi Lim · September 21, 2018 4:19 am

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh takes his seat after a brief break on his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Could Kavanaugh face criminal charges for alleged assault?

Melissa Quinn · September 21, 2018 4:00 am

Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee (pictured center-right), leaves the Senate Judiciary Committee room for a short break on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Kavanaugh accuser’s legal team floats possible Thursday hearing with Senate Judiciary Committee: Reports

Naomi Lim · September 21, 2018 2:13 am

Ed Whelan testifies on Capitol Hill on July 1, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee during Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing.

Beltway Confidential

Ed Whelan just showed what Brett Kavanaugh’s defense will look like — and metaphorically set himself on fire

Philip Wegmann · September 21, 2018 1:04 am

Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing.

Kavanaugh booster faces backlash after pushing mistaken-identity theory on Twitter

W. James Antle III, Daniel Chaitin · September 20, 2018 11:50 pm

Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is calling on Apple to help the FBI break into the San Bernardino terrorist's phone.

Democrats not abandoning Feinstein despite criticism of her handling of Kavanaugh allegations

Laura Barrón-López · September 20, 2018 11:32 pm