Feb 07 Senate Judiciary Committee approves nomination of William Barr to be next attorney general By Associated Press Barr's nomination will now be considered by the full Senate. Continue reading
Feb 07 WATCH: Senate panel approves William Barr, Trump’s attorney general nominee By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr's nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he'll be once special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation concludes. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Sep 29 FBI contacts Kavanaugh Yale classmate in its investigation By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who's accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when he was a Yale student, as part of the bureau's investigation of the Supreme Court nominee. Continue reading
Sep 29 #MeToo and narrow definitions of sexual assault can isolate survivors, says Yale Law professor By Kamala Kelkar For a Yale Law School professor pioneering research on the #MeToo movement, the Kavanaugh hearings are indicative of larger issues with how we think about sexual assault. Continue reading
Sep 29 Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Whether or not Republicans ultimately confirm Kavanaugh, some on the front lines of the GOP's midterm battlefield fear the party may have already lost. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 9:36 Trump and Senate GOP request FBI investigation of Kavanaugh Brett Kavanaugh’s fight for confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is not over. President Trump has ordered the FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against his nominee, who has agreed to cooperate. The development comes after the Senate Republicans pushed… Continue watching
Sep 28 Senate Judiciary Committee will ask Trump for FBI probe on Kavanaugh before final vote By Associated Press Democrats for days have been demanding an FBI investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh, but Republicans had refused to seek one. That changed Friday. Continue reading
Sep 27 Ford testified. Kavanaugh testified. What did we learn? By Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush For all the drama of the moment, it’s unclear what the impact of Thursday's testimony from Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh will be. The Senate Judiciary Committee is slated to move forward with its vote on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 12:56 How Washington is reacting to emotionally charged Kavanaugh hearing High drama played out in a day-long hearing on the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Christine Blasey Ford offered her much-awaited testimony about the summer day in 1982 that she remembers being assaulted, while Kavanaugh defiantly called it… Continue watching