The chief of the National Archives has rejected a request from Senate Democrats for sensitive records generated during Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s tenure as staff secretary for President George W. Bush.
Read moreThe National Archives and Records Administration says it won’t be able to complete its review of nearly 1 million documents regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the George W. Bush White House until October.
Read moreA federal judge from New York nominated to a seat on the Second Circuit touted his experience on the bench and commitment to precedent in a smooth nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Georgia Supreme Court justice and former state solicitor general to a seat on the 11th Circuit.
Read moreSen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced Monday that he will support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh despite misgivings about the judge’s views on surveillance and privacy issues.
Read moreThe Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fire bad VA employees and steer more patients to the private sector.
Read moreSupreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh over the weekend filed his first paperwork with the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first official look at his record amid calls from Democrats for an extensive review of documents he produced while in the White House and during his lengthy career as a judge.
Read moreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds for a seat on the 9th Circuit Thursday afternoon after Sen. Tim Scott raised concerns about racially insensitive remarks the nominee made in past academic writings.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved seven more of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including four to federal appeals courts.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday narrowly confirmed an attorney in the Texas governor’s office to a position on the Fifth Circuit.
Read moreAmericans are divided along party lines over whether U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed, but agree that the decision is an important one, the Pew Research Center reported Tuesday.
Read morePresident Trump has nominated Seattle attorney Eric D. Miller, with Perkins Coie, for a seat on the Ninth Circuit, and two attorneys to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Read moreThe Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s criminal division.
Read moreA quartet of Trump judicial nominees vowed on Wednesday to follow Supreme Court precedent if confirmed, but some lawmakers on Capitol Hill appeared to remain doubtful over the nominees’ positions on issues ranging from abortion to climate change.
Read morePresident Donald Trump changed the appointment process for administrative law judges on Tuesday with an executive order that puts the power with federal agency heads or the president himself.
Read morePresident Donald Trump announced D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh Monday night as his pick to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats concerned that a more conservative court will walk back abortion rights.
Read moreLeandra English, deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Friday that she is leaving the agency and will end her legal quest to head the agency.
Read moreReportedly a finalist to take Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit Judge Ray Kethledge has earned a reputation as an experienced judge who could receive a modicum of bipartisan support if President Donald Trump calls his name next week.
Read moreAs President Donald Trump moves closer to deciding his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh reportedly remains on his short-list, along side his fellow federal appeals court judges Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge.
Read moreThe White House announced Thursday that former Fox News executive Bill Shine will join the staff as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications.
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