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Previous FBI background checks should have determined whether Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a substance abuse problem, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey told reporters… Read More
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President Donald Trump said Monday that it’s up to the FBI and the Senate to decide on the scope of the agency’s seventh background inquiry… Read More
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh now faces a full Senate vote, after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 Friday along party lines in favor of… Read More
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears headed for approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee—one day after nearly nine hours of testimony regarding high school allegations…. Read More
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh firmly and at times tearfully denied the late-breaking allegations of sexual misconduct against him in testimony Thursday before the Senate… Read More
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Christine Blasey Ford called Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “the boy who sexually assaulted me” as she presented her story Thursday to the Senate Judiciary Committee…. Read More
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President Donald Trump called the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “a big, fat con job” by Democrats, but said he would… Read More
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The Arizona sex crimes prosecutor who will conduct some of the questioning at Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee showdown on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge… Read More
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President Donald Trump defended the sovereignty of America—and every other country—before the 73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, in his second address to the… Read More
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The Trump administration has terminated a government contract to buy fetal tissue from a research firm and will conduct an audit of any such research… Read More
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President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are set to meet Thursday in what likely will be an unpleasant encounter for both. The… Read More
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed Friday that the Trump administration is committed to religious liberty, both at home and abroad. Speaking at the conservative… Read More
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Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop, is confronting yet another struggle with the state of Colorado. This time, the state is investigating the Christian… Read More
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A political appointee will become the No. 2 lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a change announced Thursday aimed at ensuring that someone committed… Read More
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An FBI inquiry into a California woman’s allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would be highly unusual, but wouldn’t necessarily delay a Senate vote… Read More
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Democrats, including at least one former aide to Hillary Clinton, express outrage that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak Friday at the Values Voter… Read More
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The late-breaking allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in some ways mirrors the explosive claims preceding Justice Clarence Thomas’ confirmation in 1991, legal experts… Read More
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Top spokesmen for the American Bar Association, the leading lawyers group, cited Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s character and integrity in the organization’s decision to… Read More
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh issued his second absolute denial of an accusation of sexual misconduct while he was in high school, and said he… Read More
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says allies are stepping up in their commitments to defense spending, and gives some of the credit to President Donald Trump…. Read More
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Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s secret negotiations to try to preserve the Iran nuclear deal went well beyond what most past secretaries of state… Read More
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Senate Democrats have President Donald Trump’s attention with their historic level of procedural delays to stall the seating of judges and start dates for nominees… Read More
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Denials and denunciations stacked up days before the formal release Tuesday of legendary investigative reporter Bob Woodward’s book “Fear: Trump in the White House.” So… Read More
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Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to serve on the Supreme Court is the most contentious issue in the Senate, prompting intense partisan debate and numerous claims about… Read More
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President Donald Trump announced he’s not granting the usual 2.1 percent pay hike for federal employees, prompting staunch opposition from many Democratic lawmakers. It’s the… Read More
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The Trump administration is pushing back against the accuracy of a Washington Post story that suggests Hispanics applying for passports are facing discrimination from the… Read More
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Liberal activists—some of whom have called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment for more than a year— have grown louder after the convictions of two Trump… Read More
Since March, Senate Democrats have forced 30 hours of debate on each of five of President Donald Trump’s federal district court judge nominees subsequently approved… Read More
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Efforts to elect the president by popular vote has had mixed popularity this year, as Arizona and Maine failed to gather the required number of… Read More
