Tag: Law

Charles Krauthammer, reacting to Senate Republicans killing the filibuster option for Supreme Court nominees, said Democrats may not see the court tilt in their favor now for decades.

Krauthammer: Democrats may have cost liberals the Supreme Court ‘for a generation’

Eddie Scarry · April 7, 2017 1:31 pm

Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · April 7, 2017 11:44 am

Judge Neil Gorsuch survived his second and final day of having to listen to senators pontificate and now is well on his way to becoming Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives hope Gorsuch seated before next Supreme Court oral arguments

Ryan Lovelace · April 7, 2017 3:53 am

Twitter slaps Trump administration with a lawsuit

Daniel Chaitin · April 6, 2017 9:13 pm

I guess you could say Republicans finally changed their ways and obeyed the law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Dems’ VP nominee promised the nuclear option in Oct.; now his party chairman decries it as an ‘abuse of power’

David Freddoso · April 6, 2017 8:04 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, declined to say Thursday whether he would support the elimination of the legislative filibuster. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz won’t rule out ending the legislative filibuster

Al Weaver · April 6, 2017 6:11 pm

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Schumer’s pre-filibuster tantrum reveals real motivation of Democrats

Philip Wegmann · April 6, 2017 5:48 pm

Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation team is eagerly anticipating Friday's Senate vote on the judge's nomination following Senate Republicans' use of the "nuclear option." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Following ‘nuclear option,’ Gorsuch team looking forward to Friday’s confirmation vote

Ryan Lovelace · April 6, 2017 5:42 pm

This came a dozen years too late, but late is better than never. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Ending of filibusters for Supreme Court nominees is long overdue

Ilya Shapiro · April 6, 2017 5:29 pm

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn insisted the GOP's decision to enact the "nuclear option" to kill the filibuster of Supreme Court nominees was a return to the status quo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Cornyn amid ‘nuclear option’ fallout: ‘We have restored the status quo’

Ryan Lovelace · April 6, 2017 5:28 pm

Includes exceptions for jobs related to law enforcement, national security and classified information. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Lawmakers push to stop federal employers from asking about criminal history until end of job interview

Kelly Cohen · April 6, 2017 5:05 pm

The Democratic Party has committed itself to total obstructionism under the Trump administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Senate GOP, McConnell made the right decision with ‘nuclear option’

Emily Jashinsky · April 6, 2017 4:54 pm