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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the measure on a party-line vote last year, and the then-Democrat controlled House Judiciary Committee advanced a similar bill on a party-line vote last Congress
But the measure enjoyed solid backing from House Democratic leaders, who whipped in favor of the Biden administration-backed bill and have a strong track record of keeping most of their caucus in line.
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and other court watchers who hope to pass changes to the institution. "I think there’s actually some danger for the court in all of this.
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. "I would be absolutely certain that he’s thinking about 2024 right now, but that doesn’t necessarily lead to the conclusion that he’s moving to the right." Sen.
Dianne Feinstein of California stepped aside as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, opening the high-profile role for a more aggressive or partisan approach as the Senate moves
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., questioned whether Barr’s assertion of independence and transparency during the confirmation process will stand up to President Donald Trump.
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
The Judiciary Committee had already advanced Talley’s nomination to the Senate floor on a party-line, 11-9 vote.
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.
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
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
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
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
Sheldon Whitehouse echoed that sentiment Tuesday at the Capitol, where Sen. Mark S.