Politics Dec 13 WATCH: Pelosi says 4-year maximum in speaker post is ‘a long time’ Rep. Nancy Pelosi shrugged off suggestions Thursday that she weakened herself by agreeing to limit her tenure as next House speaker to a four-year maximum, a deal that clears the way for her to be elected to the post for…
Politics Nov 19 16 Democrats say they’ll oppose Pelosi, back ‘new leadership’ The California Democrat is favored by most Democrats to lead them. But 16 votes against Nancy Pelosi might block her from getting the 218 votes, a House majority, that she'd need to win the speakership.
Politics Oct 06 Kavanaugh sworn to high court after rancorous confirmation Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday night as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politics Oct 05 Senate votes to end debate on Kavanaugh, advancing nomination to final floor vote A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that's seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald…
Politics Oct 04 Grassley: Secret FBI report ‘found no hint’ of Kavanaugh misconduct A top Senate Republican said Thursday the confidential FBI report on charges that Brett Kavanaugh sexually abused women three decades ago "found no hint of misconduct" by the Supreme Court nominee.
Politics Oct 04 Senators start reading crucial new FBI file on Kavanaugh Even before the FBI delivered the summaries of interviews on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell set Friday as the first vote for his polarized chamber in an election-season battle over power and who to…
Politics Oct 03 McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination McConnell announced that sometime during the evening, the FBI would deliver to an anxious Senate the potentially fateful document on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women.
Politics Oct 03 Kavanaugh accusers’ lawyers question FBI’s investigation so far Lawyers for two women who accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct say they fear the FBI is not conducting a thorough investigation, as Republican leaders steer toward a decisive vote on the nomination this week.
Politics Sep 28 Sen. Flake says he’s a ‘yes’ on Kavanaugh ahead of crucial vote Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gained the support of a key Republican senator Friday, virtually ensuring his nomination will advance to the full Senate a day after Kavanaugh adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insists she's "100 percent"…
Politics Sep 28 WATCH: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a crucial vote Friday as a Senate panel decides whether to move his nomination on to the full Senate a day after he adamantly denied sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford, who insisted she's "100…