Executives from Facebook and Twitter defended their platforms Wednesday against claims they censor conservative voices, pointing to an internal study conducted this year showing posts by Republican and Democratic lawmakers were viewed at the same rate.
Read moreFacing several hours of questions from senators on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve in the second highest position at the Justice Department defended his experience and record on environmental issues.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Ninth Circuit, including one who sparked controversy over articles he wrote as an undergraduate on sexual misconduct, affirmative action and other issues.
Read moreAs more states pass laws that allow authorities to take guns from those suspected of posing a danger, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed support Tuesday for so-called red-flag laws on the state level but pushed back against federal legislation.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s nominee to the Ninth Circuit apologized Wednesday for controversial articles he wrote while an undergraduate at Cornell University, saying he was naive when he penned pieces on sexual misconduct, affirmative action and other issues.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee advanced five judicial nominees Thursday, including a pick for the Second Circuit who has worked on a closely watched challenge to Harvard’s affirmative action policies.
Read moreTwo nominees to federal district courts in Texas breezed through their nomination hearing Tuesday morning, a day after Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee raised concerns about a Ninth Circuit nominee’s past writings on race.
Read moreOvercoming last-minute concerns from Republicans about her views on abortion, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Neomi Rao to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nominations of 44 of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, resuming the efforts of the Republican-controlled Senate to stock the federal judiciary with Trump selections.
Read moreSenators on Tuesday grilled President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit over controversial articles she wrote about date rape, feminism and other hot-button cultural issues as an undergraduate student, as well as on her views on the role of administrative agencies and the regulations they issue.
Read moreA former candidate for Nebraska attorney general who is now up for a federal judgeship in the state told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday he would put aside his personal political views and apply Supreme Court precedent if confirmed to the federal bench.
Read moreThe head of the Senate Judiciary Committee referred Michael Avenatti to the Justice Department for criminal investigation on Thursday, saying the lawyer and a woman he represented misled the committee with during Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s nominee to the Fourth Circuit defended herself on Wednesday from questions about her relatively limited legal experience, saying her time practicing before appeals courts qualifies her for a seat on the federal bench.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved eight of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, including one who is up for a seat on the Eighth Circuit and received a not qualified rating from the American Bar Association.
Read moreSenators on Thursday started reviewing the confidential results of an FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with Republicans saying it includes no new information about the claims against the judge and Democrats saying the probe was not thorough enough.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly advanced the nomination Friday of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, but Senator Jeff Flake said he only did so with the understanding the FBI would conduct an investigation into the sexual assault allegations embroiling the Supreme Court pick.
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 moreA stark contrast to the reserved, careful judge who sat before the committee during his nomination hearings earlier this month, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh forcefully went after the Senate on Thursday for its handling of assault allegations against him.
Read moreConcluding a four-hour session at the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford gave emotional testimony Thursday about a night “seared” into her memory, a night when she says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh locked her in a bedroom and tried to rape her.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next week on a professor’s allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school.
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