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Politics Nov 17

Trump’s transition obstruction ‘putting American lives at risk,’ Coons says

Politics Oct 14

WATCH: Sen. Chris Coons presses Barrett on ‘the balance of the court’

Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would shift the balance of the court in a more conservative direction, even if she will not say publicly she has a conservative mindset.

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 13

WATCH: ‘I’m not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act,’ Amy Coney Barrett says

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says an article she wrote criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’ 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act does not reflect any “hostility” toward the law.

By Associated Press

Politics Aug 17

Watch 7:39
Sen. Coons on how Biden can unite America in a time of crisis

Delaware Senator Chris Coons has known former Vice President Joe Biden and his family for three decades and is one of Biden’s closest allies in Washington, D.C. In fact, Coons will be helping to introduce Biden when he accepts the…

Politics Nov 14

Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won't vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the legislation.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Oct 02

Watch 6:45
Kavanaugh exhibited troubling ‘partisanship’ last week, says Sen. Coons

With only a few more days before the Senate is expected to vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, Judy Woodruff talks with Senator Chris Coons, D-Del., of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the progress of the FBI…

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Sep 25

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Sen. Coons: Republicans may be going for ‘prosecutorial’ tone in Kavanaugh hearing

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says the Judiciary Committee should treat Thursday’s hearing with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford not as a trial but as a job interview. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the news that…

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Jun 19

McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw State Department nominee over stance on immigrants

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons called on President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday to withdraw its nominee for a key State Department position over his "lack of empathy" for immigrants.

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Aug 03

Can Congress protect special counsel Mueller from being fired?

By Daniel Bush

Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced legislation Thursday that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job.

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Sep 01

Supporters of Iran nuke deal near key vote total to back up Obama

By Erica Werner, Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Supporters are now just one vote shy of the 34 Senate votes needed to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive and hand a major foreign policy victory to President Barack Obama.

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