A lawyer for the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate panel on Thursday she would not testify on Monday as Republicans want but would be willing to appear sometime next week if certain terms were met.
Republicans may be sitting on their hands hoping the Brett Kavanaugh controversy blows over, but Democrats are fighting back.
Republicans don’t have any interest in getting to the bottom of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s credible allegations against Brett Kavanaugh because they know it could cost them a Supreme Court seat.Â
Sen. Richard Blumenthal blasted Republicans for their treatment of Kavanaugh’s accuser, who now says she is willing to testify next week.
With their tax proposal off the table, Republicans have nothing to run on with less than two months until the midterm elections.
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said to mark his words. If Democrats win the Senate, they will investigate this allegation against Brett Kavanaugh.
ABC News broke the news Thursday afternoon that Trump’s former personal attorney and one of the President’s closest associates, Michael Cohen, has spent the last month in multiple interview sessions with investigators from special counsel Robert Mueller‘s Trump Russia probe, talking about Russia, possible collusion, and pardon. According to ABC’s sources, the interviews have focused…
A new statewide poll of Texas shows Democratic candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Ted Cruz tied at 46%-46% in Texas.
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a Muslim-American man’s lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of improperly keeping him for about six years on its “no-fly list,” where he said he was placed to coerce him into becoming an FBI informant. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit…
On Capitol Hill, protesters of Brett Kavanaugh are making their feelings known on Thursday and getting arrested for it
We believe Dr. Blasey Ford and are grateful that she came forward to tell her story. It demands a thorough and independent investigation before the Senate can reasonably vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to a lifetime seat on the nation’s highest court.
A number of people were shot and killed on Thursday at a Rite Aid distribution center in Perryman, Maryland, and the suspected shooter was in custody and critical condition, the county sheriff said.
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Wednesday said it would team with two U.S. non-profits to slow the global spread of misinformation that could influence elections, acknowledging that fake news sites were still read by millions. The largest social network, under intense pressure to combat propaganda, said it would work abroad…
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aided by fellow Republicans in the Senate, President Donald Trump is rapidly filling vacancies on U.S. appeals courts, moving some that had liberal majorities closer to conservative control in an ideological shift that could benefit his administration. These 13 courts wield considerable power, usually providing the last word on…
(Reuters) – Alibaba <BABA.N> Chairman Jack Ma said the company can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the United States due to U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Ma has already warned that the trade war between the world’s two largest economies could last decades and that…
By Anna Mehler Paperny KINSTON, N.C. (Reuters) – Flooding from rain-swollen rivers was expected to worsen across the Carolinas on Thursday and the next couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which killed 36 people in three states, forecasters said. Twenty flood gauges showed some level of flooding in North Carolina, South Carolina…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reportedly reallocating more than $260 million in funds this year to house the increased number of detained migrant children. According to a letter from HHS Secretary Alex Azar obtained by Yahoo News, more than $180 million coming from medical-related programs within the department, such as cancer…
As the world of politics waits for word on whether Dr. Christine Ford will testify against Brett Kavanaugh on Monday, Republicans in Washington are terrified that she will. According to MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: “They were terrified when the discussions first began, they’re terrified now, and they are praying that Dr. Ford decides to stay away,…
It has never been more clear that Fox News is making executive decisions for the President of the United States. Donald Trump watches Fox News for hours every day (and night) and there have been many stories about how he has been influenced by the conservative news channel. On Monday, President Donald Trump’s White House…
Despite the lowest presidential approval ratings in history just before a midterm election President Donald Trump insanely is predicting massive Republican victories in November. And the reason for this, he says, is that “people like the job I’m doing.†Trump’s remarks came during an interview with Hill.TV and proved once again that he is more…
Perhaps because he’s in the construction business, Donald Trump loves to talk about building things, especially walls. He’s still fixated on getting a wall built along the U.S. border with Mexico despite fierce opposition and a lack of funding. And now, according to The Guardian, he is suggesting a wall to keep out unwanted immigrants…
Sen. Mazie Hirono had some pointed words for how Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley is handling the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.
