Pardons for friends, retribution for foes
But other critics say it is Trump who has crossed a line.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Cooperation: The opportunity is there for the taking
Warner, Amy Klobuchar, Bob Casey, Dianne Feinstein, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Mazie Hirono, Jon Tester, Maggie Hassan, Tammy Duckworth, Tim Kaine, Ed Markey, Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
Policy · 117th Congress
Trump’s energy plan was vacated and Obama’s is outdated. What’s next?
On deck Democrats’ first sweeping climate move on deck is a public works bill lawmakers are expected to introduce after Congress finishes work on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, while
Congress · 116th Congress
Immigration talks at White House produce vague path forward
But Trump’s instincts on immigration routinely revert back to the kinds of hard-line stances espoused by Stephen Miller, one of his chief domestic policy advisers, who was an aide to former Attorney
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
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
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
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
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.