Procedural vote planned in bitter Supreme Court nomination fight
President Donald Trump’s drive to cement the conservative grip on the U.S. Supreme Court faces a major test on Friday as the Senate holds a key procedural vote on Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination for the country’s highest court has set off a political…
‘Don’t really know’ how Kavanaugh vote will go: Senator Grassley
Hours before the U.S. Senate’s first of two votes on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a senior Republican told Fox News that he could not predict if the chamber would confirm Kavanaugh.
Senate plans procedural vote on Kavanaugh in bitter confirmation fight
President Donald Trump’s drive to cement the conservative grip on the top U.S. court faces a major test on Friday as the Senate holds a key procedural vote on Brett Kavanaugh, whose Supreme Court nomination has set off a political brawl.
Jury in murder trial of Chicago policeman to begin second day of deliberations
A second day of deliberations will begin on Friday in the murder trial of a white Chicago police officer who killed a black teenager in 2014 in a hail of bullets, a case that has put the city’s large African-American community on edge.
Special Report: The Trump trap – Republicans duck president in key House races
Leonard Lance is a Republican congressman seeking re-election in a Republican district. But he has little to say about the Republican president.
Republicans aim to confirm Kavanaugh on weekend; protesters arrested
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans gained confidence on Thursday that his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, could win Senate confirmation after two wavering lawmakers responded positively to an FBI report on accusations of sexual mi…
Kavanaugh does not belong on Supreme Court, retired Justice Stevens says
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said on Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the high court because of “potential bias” he showed in his recent Senate confirmation hearing.
Utah man confessed sending letters in ricin scare: court documents
A 39-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has confessed to sending letters to U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior officials that were initially feared to contain the poison ricin when they were discovered this week, court documents showed.
Republicans aim to confirm Kavanaugh this weekend; protesters arrested
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans gained confidence on Thursday that his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, could win Senate confirmation after two wavering lawmakers responded positively to an FBI report on accusations of sexual mi…
Kavanaugh says he might have been ‘too emotional’ in testimony: WSJ
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said in Wall Street Journal op-ed on Thursday that he “might have been too emotional at times” in his Senate testimony last week in which he denied accusations of sexual misconduct.
