

Politics Oct 14

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

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

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

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
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…
Sep 25

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…
Jun 19

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.
Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced legislation Thursday that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job.
Sep 01

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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