Politics · 115th Congress
Democrats Have Few Options on Kavanaugh Inquiries
Here are all those three named boys and others at a house together just as she said,” Whitehouse said, using a black Sharpie to circle keywords on the calendar for emphasis.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Prosecutor’s Memo Is Senators’ New Rorschach Test in Kavanaugh Process
Mitchell described her legal “bottom line” as follows: “A ‘he said, she said’ case is incredibly difficult to prove. But this case is even weaker than that. Dr.
Politics · 115th Congress
They’re Crying in the Cyber Wilderness
In a reprise of former CIA director George Tenet’s line that the “system was blinking red” with warning signals in the months before the Sept. 11 attack, many top U.S. officials and lawmakers have
GOP Slips Past Another Senate Custom, and Democrats Turn Blue
At a minimum, asking has been a courtesy afforded those senators as part of the constitutional advice and consent system — to allow them a special say-so about people in line for lifetime appointments
Politics · 115th Congress
Conservative Court Nominee Highlights Smoother Path to Bench
Duncan’s confirmation Tuesday afternoon on a mostly party-line 50-47 vote illustrates how the Senate rules change has made it easier for lawyers with a more ideological past to get lifetime appointments
Politics · 115th Congress
Senators Target Physicians, Drugmakers in Opioid Bill
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would waive limits on physicians treating addiction patients and place restrictions on how long a provider could initially prescribe
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
The Judiciary Committee had already advanced Talley’s nomination to the Senate floor on a party-line, 11-9 vote.
Politics · 115th Congress
Third Trump Judicial Pick Withdraws Nomination
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., mocked Petersen’s performance when he posted the video of the nominee stumbling over answers as a “MUST WATCH” in a tweet that concluded “he can’t answer a single one.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Poised to Set Record for Appeals Court Judges
Sheldon Whitehouse put it bluntly ahead of the Dec. 7 committee vote: “I’m sorry to predict that Grasz, and Willett, and [district court nominee Mark] Norris and Ho will join a stream of a number of the
Politics · 115th Congress
Democrats Say Bannon’s Ouster Not Enough
Ted Lieu, a frequent critic of Trump, compared Bannon’s firing to “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: Learn How to Reduce Stress
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., are scheduled to attend, as well as Republican members of the House Climate Solutions Caucus.
Tough Choices for Democrats: Obstruct or Govern
On Jan. 29, activists spurred on by social media posts from the progressive Working Families Party showed up en masse for a spaghetti dinner put on by Sheldon Whitehouse in a Providence middle school auditorium
Policy · 115th Congress
Supreme Court Nominee’s Legal Approach Follows Scalia
Judge Neil Gorsuch included a line in his first remarks as a Supreme Court nominee that signals just how closely his approach to deciding cases aligns with the late Antonin Scalia, the polarizing and reliably
Policy · 115th Congress
AG Pick Sessions Defends Record at Contentious Hearing
Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse asked Sessions if he could, as attorney general, investigate Russian interference in the presidential election and prosecute even the president, his family
Politics · 114th Congress
DSCC Names First Female Executive Director
-elect Chris Van Hollen, the incoming DSCC chiarman, said in a statement on Wednesday. ”We must hold the Blue Line.”
Politics · 114th Congress
Trump’s Comments on Judge Highlight Legal Themes in Campaign
Sheldon Whitehouse echoed that sentiment Tuesday at the Capitol, where Sen. Mark S.
Policy · 114th Congress
Fighting College Rape Gets Personal for Senators
We know that we can do better,” Whitehouse said. We actually have models for how we can do better in the domestic violence and sexual assault arena.”
Popular Criminal Justice Bill Poses Political Risk
<p style="line-height: 18.0pt;"> Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the key will be having a core block of bill supporters who can “defeat unwelcome amendments on both sides.”
The Best Congressional Tweets on #Popeapalooza
Torres, D-Calif., worked on her material. "welcome to the @WhiteHouse, usually not this crowded" - @BarackObama #PopeInDC pic.twitter.com/HJcuVSPQJ3 — Rep.