Sep 21 Watch 6:31 Trump challenges Kavanaugh accuser’s credibility, dividing Republicans After days of measured talk, President Trump fired off sharp words Friday about Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault. Trump tweeted that if the attack was “as bad as she says,” charges… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 9:34 How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News The politics of abortion and contraception are converging in the Trump era. Administration officials are exploring changes to the federal program that funds birth control for low-income, uninsured women. And contraception access could be impacted heavily by the next Supreme… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 11:33 Shields and Ponnuru on Brett Kavanaugh allegations, Russia probe declassification delay Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s news, including the controversy surrounding the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the decision by President Trump to push back his… Continue watching
Sep 21 Trump slams Kavanaugh accuser’s credibility By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump's change in tone — and apparent shift in tactics — came as Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers negotiated with the Senate Judiciary Committee on the terms for her possible testimony next week in a dramatic showdown over her accusation that… Continue reading
Sep 21 McConnell says Senate will ‘plow right through’ to confirm Kavanaugh By Associated Press McConnell told the annual Values Voter conference Friday "in the very near future, Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court."… Continue reading
Sep 21 Kavanaugh’s accuser says she would testify under right terms By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford's preference is to testify next Thursday, and she doesn't want Kavanaugh in the same room, her attorney told Judiciary Committee staff in a 30-minute call that also touched on security concerns and others issues, according to a… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:25 Here’s how the FBI could probe the Kavanaugh allegations Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, now says she might be willing to testify next week, but not on Monday as Senate Republicans want. Amna Nawaz reports,… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:28 Rep. Eshoo: Kavanaugh accuser doesn’t have a political bone in her body Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., was the first lawmaker whom Christine Blasey Ford contacted about her allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Eshoo talks with Judy Woodruff about meeting with Ford, and the risk that has come with speaking out. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:34 Former Kavanaugh law clerk says allegation is ‘the opposite of everything that I know’ Jennifer Mascott has known Brett Kavanaugh for more than a decade, after serving as his clerk during his first year on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2006. Mascott, now a professor at George Mason University Law School, talks with… Continue watching
Sep 20 It took 2 days for the FBI to investigate Anita Hill’s sexual harassment allegation By William Brangham Here’s what we know about how the FBI handles these claims and how the call by Democrats to open an investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could play out. Continue reading