The FBI Wants to Question Brett Kavanaugh’s Second Accuser
Win McNamee/Pool/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When President Donald Trump gave in to Senate demands and directed the FBI on Friday to reopen its background check into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, there was some uncertainty about the scope. The agency would investigate the claims of Christine Blasey…
The FBI Will Investigate Sexual Misconduct Accusations Against Brett Kavanaugh
Michael Reynolds/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s official: The FBI will reopen its background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. President Donald Trump ordered the new investigation late Friday afternoon, giving the FBI a week to explore the allegations of sexual abuse raised against Kavanaugh in the last month. BREAKING:…
Voices of Anguish and Hope from the Supreme Court Protests Today
Hundreds of protestors gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court on Friday, September 28, to protest the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Kara Voght/Mother Jones Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Less than a block from the hearing room where the Senate Judiciary Committee was voting to send Supreme…
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…
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…
Kavanaugh Repeatedly Shouts Down Feinstein in Highly Combative Exchange
Erin Schaff/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh struck a highly combative tone during an exchange with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, repeatedly talking over the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as she attempted to question him on the sexual assault allegations that…