Tag: Susan Collins

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

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, poses for a photo with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, center, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, as they visit Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Kavanaugh is on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican leaders as the battle begins over his nomination to the Supreme Court.

Kavanaugh launches series of Senate meetings with McConnell

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2018 3:17 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

Six senators to watch in the battle over Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2018 4:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters Tuesday that the "words won't mean much" from President Trump during the State of the Union address, during which he plans to strike a tone of unity. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WATCH: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh answers Chuck Schumer on Roe v. Wade at his 2006 confirmation hearing

Philip Klein · July 10, 2018 2:39 am

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.

Susan Collins praises Brett Kavanaugh for ‘impressive credentials,’ promises to vet

Melissa Quinn · July 10, 2018 2:08 am

Progressives decry Trump’s Supreme Court pick: ‘This is the fight of our lives’

Laura Barrón-López · July 10, 2018 2:08 am

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joined Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks at the Supreme Court as President Trump prepares to choose a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy on June 28, 2018.

Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn · July 10, 2018 1:06 am

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will be deciding factors in the fate of President Trump's second Supreme Court nomination.

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s two paths to Supreme Court confirmation

Emily Jashinsky · July 10, 2018 12:12 am

President Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 20, 2018.

Trump signs bill to help grandparents raising kids

Kimberly Leonard · July 9, 2018 9:39 pm

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

Trump needs a Bridge to Nowhere moment on spending

Adam Andrzejewski, Tom Coburn · July 9, 2018 10:30 am

The Supreme Court on June 21 agreed that the SEIU Local 1000 in Sacramento acted illegally when it leveled a special assessment to support political activity without allowing nonmembers to opt out. (AP Photo)

The Senate’s long, hot Supreme Court battle starts Monday

Susan Ferrechio · July 8, 2018 4:00 am