GOP senator may miss Kavanaugh vote for daughter’s wedding
A GOP senator may miss a Senate confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh this weekend because his daughter is getting married on Saturday.Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) will walk his...
View ArticleCollins to support Kavanaugh, securing enough votes for confirmation
GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said Friday that she will support Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, clinching the votes he needs to be confirmed."I will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh,"...
View ArticleManchin says he will vote for Kavanaugh
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who is up for reelection in a state President Trump won by 42 points, said Friday he will back the president's second nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh.Manchin...
View ArticleHarris to sexual assault survivors: 'Don't let this process bully...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) called on survivors of sexual assault to not be discouraged Friday as it appeared Republicans had the necessary votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme...
View ArticleSarah Palin to Murkowski after Kavanaugh vote: 'I can see 2022 from my...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) appeared to challenge GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) to a primary race in 2022 after the senator voted against pushing Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme...
View ArticleAvenatti pushes back after Collins blasts client's allegations in Senate...
Michael Avenatti, the lawyer representing Julie Swetnick in her allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, condemned Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-Maine) remarks Friday...
View ArticleManchin drowned out by protesters as he explains vote
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), the lone Democrat who will vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, was confronted by angry protesters outside his office after announcing his position.Manchin’s...
View ArticleGeorge H.W. Bush salutes Collins after speech supporting Kavanaugh
Former President George H.W. Bush praised Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday after she delivered a roughly 45-minute speech on the Senate floor in support of Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's...
View ArticleSusan Rice clarifies 'not making any announcements' about...
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice clarified she was "not making any announcements" about challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R) after earlier appearing to suggest she was considering a run.Rice,...
View ArticleKavanaugh secures votes needed for Senate confirmation
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday secured the support needed for Senate confirmation, setting the stage for a final vote on Saturday that will cap a fiercely partisan months-long battle...
View ArticleLiberal group cuts support for Dems Manchin, Bredesen over Kavanaugh
MoveOn, a progressive outside group, said on Friday that it is cutting support for Democrats in two key Senate races because they are supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "We're cancelling...
View ArticleSenate set for rare all-night session ahead of Kavanaugh vote
The Senate is expected to stay in session all night Friday as senators brace for a final vote Saturday afternoon on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. The Senate voted 51-49 earlier Friday to...
View ArticlePossible 2020 Dems react to Kavanaugh securing votes needed for Senate...
Democrats considered to be potential contenders for their party's 2020 presidential nomination sounded off Friday after it appeared Senate Republicans had secured the votes necessary to confirm Brett...
View ArticleMurkowski says she opposes Kavanaugh's nomination, but will vote...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said Friday evening that she opposed Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, becoming the only Republican senator to come out against President Trump's nominee."I...
View ArticleHow Kavanaugh got the votes
Senate Republicans say they saw Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from the start as the key to confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and worked together as a team to cajole her when appropriate,...
View ArticleFord lawyers blast 'numerous false claims' about FBI investigation...
Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, blasted senators on Friday for "false" claims about the days-long FBI...
View ArticleGOP senator: Kavanaugh 'won't feel like a winner' after...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) lamented Friday that neither Brett Kavanaugh nor Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing the Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, would feel like "winners" following his...
View ArticleGrassley explains comments about women serving on Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) explained his comments about the lack of female senators serving on the Judiciary panel in a Fox News interview Saturday.The Republican...
View ArticleMcConnell: Kavanaugh win 'a shot of adrenaline' for GOP midterm...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is hailing Saturday’s expected confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as a major boost to Senate Republican candidates in next month’s...
View ArticleMcConnell says he never considered withdrawing Kavanaugh
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he never once considered pressing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to withdraw from the Senate confirmation process amid the firestorm over...
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