Jul 01 Looking for the ‘Real’ Elena Kagan in Confirmation Hearings By Judy Woodruff Like just about everyone else covering Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings this week, I observed that she did a good job of ducking tough questions. Sen. Arlen Specter: Would she vote for the Supreme Court to take up a… Continue reading
Jul 01 Are Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Getting Longer? By Chris Amico Elena Kagan is done with her testimony before the the Senate Judiciary Committee. After three days of long questions and longer statements, the solicitor general can watch the rest of her confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court from… Continue reading
Jun 30 Who’s Behind That Senator at the Kagan Hearing? By News Desk While watching the live stream of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, the Rundown started asking "Who's sitting behind that Senator?" So we made a few calls to find out. What is it that they do? What messages are they… Continue reading
Jun 30 Wednesday: Leahy Hopes to Wrap Up Kagan Hearings; Alex Halts Oil Cleanup By Tom LeGro Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan moves one step closer Wednesday to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens as day three of her confirmation hearings begin in the morning. A Republican-led filibuster to block a confirmation vote seems less likely. Senate Judiciary… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch Coyle: Kagan Sidesteps Hot-Button Questions on Ideology, Social Issues Following Elena Kagan's third day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judy Woodruff gets an analysis from Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about where her nomination stands. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Kagan Faces Few Nomination Roadblocks in Third Day of Senate Questioning Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing appeared to be winding down, as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy predicted she would be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Kwame Holman reports on the third day of hearings. Continue watching
Jun 29 Marcia Coyle Answers Viewer Questions on Day Two of Kagan Hearings By Quinn Bowman _pap_embed_custom('news01s40fdqef4',482,304,""); Marcia Coyle, a regular NewsHour analyst and Washington Correspondent for the National Law Journal, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan during the lunch break in Tuesday's Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Coyle is answering some of… Continue reading
Jun 29 Tuesday: Day Two of Kagan Hearings; Day One of Petraeus Hearings By Tom LeGro Elena Kagan is sworn in Monday for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing (Scott Andrews/Pool via Bloomberg) Day two of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan begin Tuesday morning. With opening statements and introductions by the… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Senators Press Kagan on Military Recruiter Access, Abortion Rights Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan faced questioning from some Senate Judiciary Committee members on her role in barring military recruiters from meeting with Harvard students. Kwame Holman recaps the second day of confirmation hearings. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Coyle: Kagan’s Confidence, Humor on Display in Senate Hearings Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal speaks with Judy Woodruff about the second day of Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings, saying that the Supreme Court nominee is showing her confidence and comfort by injecting increasingly more humor into her responses… Continue watching