Politics Sep 04 Read Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's full opening statement Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed his judicial independence in the opening statement of his confirmation hearing Tuesday, saying that a judge must "not be swayed by public pressure," and that the court "must never be viewed as a partisan…
Politics Sep 04 Parkland victim's father approaches Kavanaugh during confirmation hearing Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie died in the February 2018 attack, approached Kavanaugh after he rose from the witness table for a lunch break. He put out his hand to Kavanaugh, who paused for a moment before turning away as…
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Cruz accuses Democratic senators of using Kavanaugh hearing to relitigate 2016 election Cruz said Democrats have gotten “extreme and radical” in their attempts to appoint a justice that would rule against religious liberty and the Second Amendment.
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Former Sen. Jon Kyl appointed to fill John McCain's seat Kyl, a Republican, is expected to be a placeholder, not running in 2020, when voters will get to decide who fills the remainder of McCain's seat through 2022. Then the seat will be up again for a full six-year term.
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Kavanaugh's record shows he's willing to disregard precedent, Feinstein says California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says Kavanaugh has been quoted as saying the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion is "settled law." But she says the question is whether he believes it "is…
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Senate committee shouldn't 'rush to judgement' on Kavanaugh, Feinstein says Feinstein said during the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh that the process is taking place under unique circumstances, namely, the number of legal problems facing President Donald Trump as part of the Russia investigation.
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Democrats call for delay to Kavanaugh hearing Sen. Kamala Harris of California began a round of Democratic objections as Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley tried to open the hearings Tuesday morning.
Nation Sep 03 1 U.S. service member killed, 1 wounded in insider attack in Afghanistan The Pentagon has identified the soldier killed in Afghanistan Monday as Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, age 42, from Thornton, West Virginia.
World Sep 03 Russian state TV channel airs new program devoted to Putin The first episode of "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin." aired on Sunday night, stressing the Russian president's work to address various crises and stay in touch with ordinary Russians.
Politics Sep 03 Trump attacks union leader on Labor Day President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka "represented his union poorly on television this weekend." He added: "it is easy to see why unions are doing so poorly. A Dem!"…