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Kamala Harris warns about end of Roe v. Wade, Obamacare at Amy Coney Barrett hearing
Sen. Kamala Harris used her questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Tuesday to warn the nation about the possible threat to abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act. Harris,...
Dems' disgraceful demagoguery at the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Senate Democrats are trying to turn the confirmation hearing on Amy Coney Barrett into a political victory for their party, but so far they’ve failed miserably. Barrett is the poster-woman...
Amy Coney Barrett truly shines under fire in Senate hearings
In two days of Senate hearings, Amy Coney Barrett has already shown she has the right temperament — and legal chops — to serve on the Supreme Court: She isn’t...
Americans must stop going to bars, Fauci says
As coronavirus cases are rising in a number of states, Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling out one culprit in particular for the spike: bars. Fauci, the director of the National...
Elizabeth Warren slams top bank regulator over Wells Fargo mess
A top US bank regulator said Wednesday he will help vet Wells Fargo’s next chief executive — even as he got ridiculed by US Sen. Elizabeth Warren for his past...
William Barr won't recuse himself from Mueller-related cases
Attorney General William Barr said he would not recuse himself from any of the 14 cases special counsel Robert Mueller referred to other federal jurisdictions, including the Southern District of...
William Barr testifies before Senate panel on Mueller report
Attorney General William Barr is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he will be grilled for the first time since the release of the special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia...
William Barr releases opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee
Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday released his opening statement ahead of his testimony in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in which he said he felt "it would not...
Has Facebook fixed anything in the year since Zuckerberg's Senate testimony?
At least 49 people were killed in a mass shooting in two mosques in New Zealand on Friday. The perpetrator broadcast live footage of the shooting on Facebook. Experts say...
Cory Booker makes himself look the fool, again
Sen. Cory Booker made himself look the fool yet again this week while questioning judicial nominee Neomi Rao. At Tuesday’s confirmation hearing, the Jersey Democrat senator went after Rao with...
Trump watched Ford's testimony aboard Air Force One
President Trump was among the millions of Americans who tuned in to the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford — but he did it aboard Air Force One. All of the...
Trump to Kavanaugh before hearing: Be strong in your denials
President Trump phoned Brett Kavanaugh ahead of Thursday's hearing into sex assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, offering him support and advice, according to a report. Trump told Kavanaugh...
Jeff Flake is getting death threats over Kavanaugh hearing
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said his family received death threats after he asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses Supreme Court nominee...
Second Kavanaugh accuser says she won't participate in Senate probe
The attorney representing Brett Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez now says his client won't participate in a Senate Judiciary Committee review of her allegations — only an FBI investigation. "The Senate...
Christine Blasey Ford arrives for Senate hearing
Christine Blasey Ford arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning to testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into allegations that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett...
What to expect from Kavanaugh, Ford at Senate Judiciary hearing
The nation will grind to a halt this morning for the hotly anticipated showdown between US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sex-assault accuser Christine Blasey Ford. The Senate Judiciary...
Christine Blasey Ford is 'committed' to Kavanaugh hearing: lawyers
The California professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually attacking her during a high school party in 1982 said through her lawyers Sunday that she is "committed" to...
Kavanaugh accuser wants FBI investigation before testifying
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault said Tuesday she wants the FBI to investigate her claims before the Senate holds hearings on the allegations. A...
Anita Hill blasts Senate panel amid Kavanaugh allegations
Anita Hill — whose sex-harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas nearly derailed his appointment to the US Supreme Court in 1991 — took a swipe at the Senate Judiciary Committee on...
Kavanaugh: I assumed Parkland victim's dad was a protester
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has finally given an explanation as to why he "turned his back" on the father of a dead Parkland student during his confirmation hearing last...