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Trump has doubled down on his criticism of the 9th Circuit and intensified his attacks on Chief Justice Roberts In a Thanksgiving tweet on Thursday, he labeled the court a ‘total disaster’ The president said it was ‘out of control’ and has a ‘horrible reputation’ Their row began when Trump...
By FRANCESCA CHAMBERS, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM President Trump offered a public apology to Brett Kavanaugh on Monday evening for the humiliation that his wife and daughters were subjected to during one of the most brutal battles over a Supreme Court seat that the nation has ever seen. Trump in...
Collins, a centrist Republican, had the power to kill the Kavanaugh nomination but decided to stick with her party, virtually guaranteeing her party leadership’s success ‘I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh,’ Collins said, adding: ‘My fervent hope is that Brett Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the...
President Trump will authorize the FBI to conduct a supplemental background investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh regarding multiple sexual misconduct allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, the White House confirmed Friday. “I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file. As the Senate has requested, this...
President Donald Trump expressed support for his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, after a bruising day of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “The Senate must vote!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter. Kavanaugh and a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford, appeared separately...
Blockbuster Senate hearing put Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his sexual-assault accused Christine Ford on a globally watched hot-seat Kavanaugh, who arrived hand-in-hand with his wife, gave a furious defense to claims he groped and tried to disrobe Ford during a high school party in 1982 ‘My family and my name have...
The attorney for Christine Blasey Ford said her client hopes to tell ‘her story in a manner that is a fair proceeding.’ By ELANA SCHOR and REBECCA MORIN Christine Blasey Ford’s willingness to testify in the Senate about her alleged high-school-era sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh added fresh turmoil Monday...
By Greg Stohr and Laura Litvan Hearing starts Tuesday for Trump’s second Supreme Court choice Minority party lacks leverage to stop pick to replace Kennedy Democrats will have plenty of material to draw upon when they question U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate confirmation hearings. What they won’t...
Kavanaugh made the comments in 2016, before a special counsel was appointed to investigate Russian meddling in the presidential election. Two years before President Donald Trump nominated him to a seat on the Supreme Court, federal appeals courts Judge Brett Kavanaugh said he believes the legal precedent that allows for independent...
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on such high-profile issues...
The Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining marked a major blow to public sector unions and put the future of organized labor in the United States in jeopardy. The 5-4 decision in Janus vs....
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