Schumer: FBI should reopen Kavanaugh background check – ABC
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday called the sexual misconduct allegation brought by a woman against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh extremely credible and said the FBI should reopen its background investigation on the judge.
Trump court pick Kavanaugh issues denial; accuser willing to testify
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, on Monday called a woman’s allegation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago “completely false,” while a lawyer said the accuser is willing to publicly testify before a Senate pane…
Senate Judiciary Democrats seek delay of vote on Trump’s top court nominee
All 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday called on the panel’s Republican chairman to postpone Thursday’s planned vote on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a day after a woman accusing him of sexua…
Trump court pick Kavanaugh calls sexual misconduct accusation ‘completely false’
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, said on Monday that an accusation of sexual misconduct against him was “completely false” and that the incident “never happened.”
Trump high court pick Kavanaugh’s accuser willing to testify, lawyer says
A woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual misconduct decades ago is willing to publicly testify before a Senate panel set to vote this week on his nomination, her lawyer said on Monday.
‘This woman will be heard’ – White House adviser on Kavanaugh accuser
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Monday the woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct will be heard as part of sworn testmiony before the committee weighing his nomination.
Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
Kavanaugh accuser goes public
A woman who had anonymously accused President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s went public on Sunday, prompting Republicans to plan further discussions about his nomination before a com…
U.S. State Department revokes PLO ambassador family visas: envoy
The United States revoked visas for the family of the Palestine Liberation Organization ambassador, the envoy said on Sunday, the latest development in the worsening relations between the Trump administration and Palestinian leadership.
Accuser of U.S. high-court nominee Kavanaugh goes public
A woman who had anonymously accused President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s went public on Sunday, prompting Republicans to plan further discussions about his nomination before a com…