The Senate confirmed William Barr as attorney general Thursday, putting him at the head of the Justice Department for the second time in his career and in position to oversee Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Read moreWrapping up the confirmation hearing of Attorney General nominee William Barr, the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled several past officials Wednesday on the president’s power to control the entire executive branch.
Read moreDenying that his public comments on the Russia investigation have already put his impartiality in doubt, Attorney General nominee William Barr refused at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday to say whether he will recuse himself.
Read moreThe Senate is not set to confirm William Barr as U.S. attorney general until Tuesday, but an advance copy of the nominee’s statement shows Barr will vow not to interfere in the special counsel’s investigation.
Read moreEmotions ran high in the U.S. Capitol Friday over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. Soon after Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced he’d vote to confirm Kavanaugh, two women cornered him in an elevator as he headed back to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Read moreConcluding a four-day confirmation hearing, supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh praised the judge’s temperament and legal mind Friday, while witnesses opposing him warned senators he would be a consistent vote against abortion, voting rights and affirmative action.
Read moreSecret documents from the George W. Bush White House took immediate refocus Thursday as the Senate began its third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Read moreJudge Brett Kavanaugh touted judicial independence Wednesday as Senate Democrats grilled the Supreme Court nominee with pointed questions about his views of executive authority, including on the president’s authority over a special counsel.
Read moreIn a confirmation hearing that began Tuesday with raucous protests, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh assured the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would apply the law evenly if confirmed.
Read moreA federal prosecutor and judge nominated for the Fourth Circuit appeals court by President Donald Trump won the overwhelming support Thursday of the U.S. Senate.
Read moreAfter 64 years on the books, the landmark civil rights ruling Brown v. Board of Education has featured prominently in Senate judicial confirmation hearings of late. Experts are divided on how to interpret silence on the precedent by nominees.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed a former prosecutor and corporate defense attorney to a seat on a federal court in Tennessee.
Read moreThe Senate confirmed a White House lawyer to a seat on the D.C. Circuit court Tuesday evening, despite objections from Democrats who claim he will not be independent from the president who nominated him.
Read moreSetting the stage for the first Supreme Court nominee confirmed via “nuclear option,” the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Neil Gorsuch to the full Senate floor by a party-line vote Monday.
Read moreWrapping up a nearly week-long hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch moved one step closer Thursday to what is expected to be a bitter fight before the full Senate.
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Emotional exchanges on abortion, equal-protection rights and executive authority dominated Wednesday as the Senate wrapped its second full day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
Read moreSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch said Tuesday that he believes “no man is above the law” as he tried to assure the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would not hesitate to rule against President Trump if he exceeded his authority.
Read moreSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch assured senators Monday he would be nonpartisan, independent and fair if confirmed to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, pushing back against Democratic claims that he supports corporations and special interests from the bench.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off nearly a week of nomination hearings Monday on Neil Gorsuch, the 10th Circuit judge President Donald Trump picked for the Supreme Court’s vacant ninth seat.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel piled on apology after apology at his confirmation hearing Thursday for firebrand remarks that Democrats say make him unfit for the job.
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