Senate Judiciary Committee Asks White House to Open FBI Probe Into Kavanaugh
Erin Schaff/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday formally requested the White House open an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “The supplemental FBI background investigation would be limited to current credible allegations against the nominee and must…
Republicans Are Deploying Staggeringly Racist Ads in Upstate New York
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Antonio Delgado, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New York’s 19th District, was raised in Schenectady—just outside the district he aims to represent—and currently resides in the town of Rhinebeck, a few hours north of New York City. Before that, he lived in suburban Montclair, New…
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s Historic and Emotional Kavanaugh Hearing
Mother Jones illustration; Win Mcnamee/CNP/ZUMA(3); Erin Schaff/CNP/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Listen on the player below: Thursday’s hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a whirlwind: The day began with heartbreaking, gut-wrenching testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto University professor who accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her…
The Four Big Contradictions in Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Testimony
Erin Schaff/Pool/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Brett Kavanaugh didn’t give an inch at Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. And maybe that was a red flag. Following a compelling, composed, and emotional testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who alleges that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her…
“Infuriating,” “Devastating,” and “Absolute Madness”—Readers React to the Kavanaugh Hearing
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh being sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tom Williams/Pool Image/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Thursday’s historic hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Palo Alto University professor Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, was emotional and contentious: Blasey Ford stood by her claims that Kavanaugh…
A Bruising Hearing Casts Doubt on Kavanaugh’s Judicial Temperament
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Thursday.Saul Loeb/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Brett Kavanaugh was first nominated to a seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in 2003, Democrats were outraged and expressed concern he was too partisan a…