The Seven Softest Softball Questions Republicans Asked Brett Kavanaugh
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. By any standard, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s past few days with the Senate Judiciary Committee have been grueling. Democrats pressed hard on his views of abortion, presidential power, and the Russia investigation, and at times, tensions were high. But when Republicans had their chance…
Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About that Obama Speech He Can’t Stop Talking About
President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser in Fargo, North Dakota on Friday. Susan Walsh/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It took just hours for Donald Trump to hit back at Barack Obama on Friday. In the afternoon, the 45th president took to a campaign stage in Fargo, North Dakota, to…
Five Times Brett Kavanaugh Appears to Have Lied to Congress While Under Oath
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearings. Erin Scott/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has made declarations under oath during his current and past confirmation hearings that are contradicted by documents from his time as a counsel…
Bernie Sanders Just Ramped Up His Feud With Amazon
New legislation would require Amazon to help pay for the welfare benefits its employees receive.Ted S. Warren/ AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has spent much of 2018 feuding with Amazon and the company’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, with Sanders objecting to the low wages offered by…
California Lawmakers Demand an Investigation Into Verizon’s Slowdown of Firefighters’ Data
Firefighters battle spot fires from the Mendocino Complex Fire.Mark McKenna/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Days after California firefighters accused Verizon of slowing down crucial data while they were battling a giant blaze, 13 members of Congress have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the alleged throttling. In…
Sen. Susan Collins Says Brett Kavanaugh Believes the Right to Abortion is Settled Law
Tom Williams/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Brett Kavanaugh believes that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, is “settled law,” Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters outside her office on Tuesday. Collins made the statement after a highly-anticipated meeting with Kavanaugh, who is President Trump’s…