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In Defense of Bill Pryor for the Supreme Court
Rumor has it that Judge William H. Pryor Jr. topped President Donald Trump’s short list for the Supreme Court. But in recent weeks, he’s come… Read More
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2 Judges on Trump’s Short List Received Unanimous Senate Approval
Two of the judges on President Donald Trump’s reported short list for the Supreme Court received unanimous Senate approval during their respective Senate confirmations. Judge… Read More
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Trump’s Nominees Face ‘Unprecedented’ Democrat Obstructionism
President Donald Trump starts his first full week in the White House with just two Cabinet secretaries confirmed by the U.S. Senate. That’s the lowest… Read More
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Trump’s Choice for EPA Chief Wants to Partner With, Not Punish, States
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency explained how he would make cooperating with the states a priority of the department during… Read More
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HHS Pick Tom Price Pledges to Meet ‘Needs of All’ After Obamacare Repeal
Rep. Tom Price, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, countered Democrats’ claims about the consequences of… Read More
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Here’s the Potential Short List for Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
President-elect Donald Trump has narrowed his potential Supreme Court picks to only the federal appeals court judges on his broad list of potential nominees, according… Read More
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Black Leaders Who Support Jeff Sessions: ‘He Is a Good Man, Let That Be Heard’
During his confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions faced questions about his record on issues of race and civil rights. Allegations of… Read More
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4 Big Concerns From Day 2 of Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearings
The first day of confirmation hearings for Sen. Jeff Sessions was comparatively collegial compared to the more contentious speakers who testified Wednesday for and against… Read More
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Meet David Shulkin, Trump’s Pick to Lead VA
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday his intent to nominate David Shulkin for secretary of veterans affairs. Trump made the announcement during a press conference in… Read More
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Al Sharpton Makes Some Serious Charges Against Jeff Sessions. Here Are the Facts.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is organizing a resistance movement comprised of black civil rights leaders to protest the presidency of Donald Trump. He showed up Tuesday… Read More
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8 Takeaways From the First Day of Jeff Sessions’ Confirmation Hearings
It got rowdy at times during the hearing Tuesday on Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to become attorney general, but not so much because of fellow senators… Read More
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Trump’s ‘Historic’ Opportunity to Reshape the Federal Courts
After an election in which the Supreme Court proved to be a deciding factor in how people voted, President-elect Donald Trump has a significant opportunity… Read More
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So Much for the GOP Blockade: Obama Tops Bush on Judicial Confirmations
Recent stories in Politico and The Washington Post paint a picture of unprecedented obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. “Trump set… Read More
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Trump’s Pick for Attorney General Prosecuted These Civil Rights Cases
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., spent a considerable amount of his time as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama pressing civil rights lawsuits. He… Read More
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Leading Critic of Trump’s Attorney General Pick Withdrew Accusation in 1986
A vocal opponent of confirming Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as U.S. attorney general recanted part of his critical testimony 30 years ago against Sessions being… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Gov. Nikki Haley, Trump’s Pick for UN Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Trump’s transition team announced Wednesday…. Read More
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We Looked at Cabinet Picks Over the Last 40 Years. Here’s How Trump Stacks Up So Far.
A Daily Signal analysis of Cabinet nominations dating back 40 years reveals that President-elect Donald Trump is outpacing all of his predecessors, including George H.W…. Read More
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Former Staffer Defends Jeff Sessions From Decades-Old Liberal Attack
In the media, Sen. Jeff Sessions has been under fire since it was announced he was Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general. “I say that… Read More
Why Jeff Sessions, ‘an Advocate for the Constitution,’ Has Conservatives So Excited
As attorney general, Jeff Sessions could go a long way toward reversing the politicization of the Justice Department that occurred under the Obama administration, Republican… Read More
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Democrat VP Candidate Predicts Senate Will Change Rules to Confirm Supreme Court Nominee
Vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine says Democrats would “change the Senate rules” to confirm a ninth Supreme Court justice if they win control of the… Read More
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How Liberal Judges Took Control of 70% of US Appeals Courts
On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama promised to fundamentally transform the United States of America. After nearly eight years as president, he has… Read More
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How the GOP Senate Is Boosting Obama’s Judicial Legacy
Republican senators consistently accuse President Barack Obama of refusing to follow the law and exceeding his constitutional powers. Yet they’ve been unwilling to draw the… Read More
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Thanks to a GOP Senator, Obama’s ‘Far Left’ Pick Confirmed to Head Library of Congress
Conservative critics of President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Library of Congress were blindsided Wednesday when a key Republican engineered her lopsided confirmation by… Read More
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Senate Confirms Obama Judicial Nominee Opposed by Maryland Police Unions
The Senate confirmed Paula Xinis for a federal judgeship in Maryland by a vote of 53-34, over the protests of major state police unions and… Read More
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Lawyer With Firm That Won Freddie Gray Settlement Is Next Obama Judge Up for Senate’s OK
President Barack Obama has not been able to move his Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, through the Senate but Republicans continue to advance the president’s… Read More
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Judiciary Chairman: Obama Received More Confirmations Than Bush at This Point in His Presidency
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is pushing back against the idea that the judicial nomination process is broken after being criticized for not holding a hearing… Read More
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Video of Chuck Grassley’s Town Hall Tells Different Story From ‘Misportrayal’ in Media
The mainstream media coverage said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, faced intense opposition back home for his stance of no hearings and no votes for a… Read More
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Reinforced by Grassroots, Senate Republicans Hold Line on Supreme Court Nomination
Conservatives who are normally at odds with Senate leadership are turning out to be important allies in their ongoing campaign to block President Barack Obama’s… Read More
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4 Pro-Gun Democrats Call for Hearing on Supreme Court Nominee
Criticism of Merrick Garland’s record on the Second Amendment hasn’t stopped four pro-gun Senate Democrats from calling on Republicans to begin the confirmation process for… Read More
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VP Biden Defends Sen. Biden’s Stand on Supreme Court Vacancies
Vice President Joe Biden tried again to walk back his past objections to confirming any Supreme Court nominees five months before the 1992 presidential election…. Read More
