Susan Collins Will Vote to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday announced that she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, effectively sealing the deal for Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. In a speech on the Senate floor, Collins said that she believed that…
All the Votes are In On Brett Kavanaugh — Except for Two
It’s down to Joe Manchin and Susan Collins. Everyone else has announced how they’ll vote.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At this point, it appears that Jeff Flake will vote yes on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, while Lisa Murkowski will vote no. That…
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Guilty of Murder in Laquan McDonald Shooting
Officer Jason Van Dyke listens to the prosecution’s closing statements at his murder trial.Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/AP/Pool Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A jury in Cook County, Illinois, has found white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot and killed black 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014, guilty of second-degree murder. The…
Impeaching Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liberal Fantasy. Give It Up.
Protesters demonstrate against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside the Supreme Court on October 3.Win McNamee/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. With Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh likely to be confirmed this weekend, Democrats have raised the possibility that they will try to impeach him if they retake the…
Old Constitutions Need Courts More Than New Constitutions
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I don’t know where this post came from anymore. It started when I was reading a Matt Bruenig piece about how social pressures are as important as market forces in bringing up minimum wages. I think someone on Twitter told me I should take a…
Brett Kavanaugh Tries to Make His Case in Wall Street Journal Op-Ed
Michael Reynolds/Pool/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Thursday evening, defending his position as an “independent” and “impartial” judge ahead of a likely final confirmation vote this weekend. The editorial comes after a blistering and contentious hearing last Thursday—in…