Aug 05 Watch Kagan Confirmed: 'Reliable Liberal Vote' or 'New-School Moderate'? The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court Wednesday by a vote of 63 to 37. Kagan will be the third female judge on the Supreme Court joining Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. Ray Suarez examines the… Continue watching
Aug 05 Rapper Wyclef Jean Files to Run for Haitian Presidency Grammy-winning recording artist and philanthropist Wyclef Jean has confirmed reports that he plans to run for president of his homeland of Haiti. On Thursday, he filed the paperwork to run at an electoral council office in Port-au-Prince. Jean, who said… Continue reading
Aug 05 U.S. Senate Approves Kagan to Join Supreme Court By Quinn Bowman The U.S. Senate voted 63 to 37 Thursday afternoon to approve Elena Kagan as an associate justice to the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman to become a justice on the nation's highest court and the third woman on… Continue reading
Aug 05 Would a Google-Verizon Deal Kill Net Neutrality? A report this morning says Google may be close to a deal with Verizon that would give the search giant preferred access on the service provider's networks. That news has open-Internet advocates worried and Web-watchers scratching their heads. The New… Continue reading
Aug 05 McConnell: Democrats' Big Senate Majority Forces Obstructionism Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday defended his party's decision to obstruct the Democrats' agenda in the Senate as best he could by forcing their rivals to get 60 votes for nearly every measure. He described the conflict… Continue reading
Aug 05 Missouri's Primary Results: the Effects of the Tea Party and Pizza Coupons By Dante Chinni As this blog has noted in many posts, despite the media coverage of the political movement known as the tea party, it is difficult to tell what its impact is or will be in the… Continue reading
Aug 05 Thursday: BP to Pump Cement into Well; Flooding Continues in Pakistan BP plans to start pumping cement into its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, one day after achieving success with a "static kill." BP said Wednesday it was able to force the oil down… Continue reading
Aug 05 The Morning Line: Kagan's Day in the Senate The Senate is expected to approve Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court on Thursday. Kagan would join Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor as the third woman on the high court, the most in its history. Continue reading
Aug 04 California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned in Court Ruling By News Desk A federal judge Wednesday struck down California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional, handing opponents a key victory in a landmark case but setting the stage for the Supreme Court to likely have the final say in the matter. Continue reading
Aug 04 Pelosi Calls House Back to Work Next Week for Funding Bill Updated 6:36pm EST Senate Democrats overcame a Republican filibuster Wednesday to move legislation that would provide states with funding for Medicaid and education. The $26 billion package passed by Senate Democrats and two Republicans may require the House of Representatives… Continue reading