Tag: Law

With reporters looking for updates, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, pauses in an elevator for a reporter's question as senators head to the chamber.

Collins on Kavanaugh: ‘Very difficult for anyone argue that he’s not qualified’ for the Supreme Court

Al Weaver · July 10, 2018 5:53 pm

Beltway Confidential

The DC Council loves free speech — if you support abortion

Katie Glenn · July 10, 2018 5:11 pm

Joy Behar poses in the press room at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniversary Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City.

Joy Behar asks Alan Dershowitz: Why isn’t Mitch McConnell in jail for blocking Obama’s Supreme Court pick?

Naomi Lim · July 10, 2018 4:57 pm

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, is pictured in the East Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Brett Kavanaugh’s Obamacare decision is a reason for concern, not panic

Philip Klein · July 10, 2018 4:38 pm

An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly.

Nevada will use fentanyl to execute death row inmate Wednesday

Anna Giaritelli · July 10, 2018 4:31 pm

Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh arrive at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.

NARAL launches ad blitz to fight Supreme Court pick

Robert King · July 10, 2018 4:19 pm

Mitch Mcconnell and Brett Kavanaugh.

Mitch McConnell: Democrats opposing Brett Kavanaugh toss ‘judgment out the window’

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2018 3:04 pm

Rancher Dwight Hammond Jr. greets protesters outside his home in Burns, Ore. President Trump has pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond, two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.

Trump pardons Dwight and Steven Hammond, ranchers whose case inspired armed standoff

Steven Nelson · July 10, 2018 3:01 pm

Pro-choice and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump announced his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh Monday night.

Beltway Confidential

States, not the Supreme Court, ought to decide abortion policy democratically, voters say in states with top Senate races

David Freddoso · July 10, 2018 2:48 pm

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

Beltway Confidential

No, Brett Kavanaugh did not argue that a sitting president is above the law

Philip Wegmann · July 10, 2018 1:25 pm

First lady Melania Trump looks on as President Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump’s answer to family separation: ‘Don’t come to our country illegally’

Katelyn Caralle · July 10, 2018 12:10 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, appeals court judge, listens after being nominated as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Brett Kavanaugh offers praise of ‘trailblazing’ women as Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski decide fate

David M. Drucker · July 10, 2018 12:10 pm