Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford -- the only two women to bring sexual accusations against nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court -- have certain memory lapses in common.
Susan Jones
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September 19, 2018, 5:51 AM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told a news conference Tuesday that Judge Brett Kavanaugh's accuser "certainly does deserve a right to be heard," but at the same time, he called it "disturbing" that Democrats decided to withhold her accusation until the last minute.
September 18, 2018, 8:17 AM EDT
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Judiciary Committee, is among those calling for a full FBI investigation into the allegation made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
September 18, 2018, 6:09 AM EDT
What's happening to Judge Brett Kavanaugh -- an 11th hour accusation of sexual molestation dating back 35 years -- is "part of a pattern," Sen. Lindsey Graham told Fox News's Sean Hannity Monday night.
September 18, 2018, 5:25 AM EDT
The Trump-Russia case "was always an investigation in search of a crime," Rep. Devin Nunes, head of the House intelligence committee said on Monday, as he reacted to President Trump's statement ordering the declassification documents that will explain the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.
September 17, 2018, 11:07 AM EDT
"Rushing a vote on this nominee would be a historic mistake," Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) tweeted Monday morning, as cable news shows led with an accusation, dating back to the early 1980s, against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
September 17, 2018, 8:51 AM EDT
Attorney Debra Katz told CNN on Monday that her client, the woman who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in the early 1980s when both were in high school, is willing to testify in public before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
September 17, 2018, 7:27 AM EDT
"It’s disturbing that these uncorroborated allegations from more than 35 years ago, during high school, would surface on the eve of a committee vote after Democrats sat on them since July," the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement.
September 17, 2018, 5:46 AM EDT
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told CNN's "State of the Union" that "due process and justice...must center on the victim." (Photo: Screen capture/CNN)
September 17, 2018, 4:53 AM EDT
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House intelligence committee, said on Sunday he expects to release, before the election, dozens of depositions given to his committee in connection with the Trump-Russia investigation.
September 14, 2018, 11:27 AM EDT
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), who was born in Puerto Rico, expressed outrage on Friday over President Trump's questioning of the new death toll number.
September 14, 2018, 5:32 AM EDT
Unable so far to block Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation with parliamentary maneuvers, Senate Democrats are stooping to good, old-fashioned smear tactics.
September 13, 2018, 8:26 AM EDT
In an executive order signed Wednesday, President Trump declared a national emergency to deal with the threat of "foreign interference" in the nation's "free and open political system."
Justice Ginsburg Criticizes 'Highly Partisan' Confirmation Process; 'Wish I Could Wave a Magic Wand'
September 13, 2018, 7:35 AM EDT
"I wish I could wave a magic wand and have it go back to the way it -- the way it was," Ginsburg told a gathering at the George Washington University Law School.
September 13, 2018, 6:38 AM EDT
Of particular concern last month was the increase in family units.
September 12, 2018, 10:09 AM EDT
Actress/activist Cynthia Nixon, a socialist who wants to govern the State of New York, is honest about how she intends to do it:
September 12, 2018, 9:01 AM EDT
On Sept. 7, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) issued a proposed regulation that would make it easier for the government to detain adults along with their children -- but even that family unity plan is controversial.
September 12, 2018, 6:03 AM EDT
President Donald Trump drew cheers at a rally in Montana last week when he said, "If it was up to me, I would shut down government over border security."
September 11, 2018, 12:09 PM EDT
Federal and selected state law enforcement agencies collectively investigate a only a small percentage of firearms denials, according to a report released last week.
September 11, 2018, 6:05 AM EDT
“For months, we’ve seen evidence suggesting FBI/DOJ leaked to the media for their own purposes. TODAY, we have a new text,” Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) tweeted Monday night.