Senate Republicans pressed ahead with confirming two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal bench on Tuesday, as a partisan face-off over new coronavirus relief and a massive spending package continued.
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A day after receiving a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he misspoke when he said Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would “pay the price” if they voted to uphold state restrictions on abortion.
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Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Wednesday rebuking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch will “pay the price” if they vote to uphold state laws that restrict abortion access.
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President Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the upper chamber for the historic trial.
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When articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump finally reach the Senate, the trial on those charges should be conducted the same way as Bill Clinton’s impeachment proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday.
Read moreAfter several media outlets were pitched a forged document accusing Sen. Chuck Schumer of sexual harassment, the New York Democrat said he is “pursuing every legal path” to get accountability.
Read moreAs details emerge on the Uzbek immigrant arrested for Tuesday’s carnage in lower Manhattan, President Donald Trump took his national-security grievances to Twitter this morning, railing against bipartisan visa policies.
Read moreSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said Democrats will push to end the Election Integrity Commission in a must-pass spending bill in September if President Donald Trump does not disband the commission first.
Read moreSenate Democrats Wednesday approved a leadership team that features both old party faithful and some new faces that could represent the party’s future.
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