DEMS/ELECTIONS/HOUSE OF REPS/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Joe Donnelly knew his audience: Addressing a group of camouflage-clad union mine workers and retirees here last weekend, the Democratic senator trumpeted his efforts to protect their pensions and health care, asked attendees to raise their hands if they knew someone with a pre-existing health condition, and made not […]
Category: Supreme Court
7/11/2018
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/NOMINATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, has asked federal prosecutors to help review the government documents of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, according to a letter obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday [7-11-18]. Mr. Rosenstein’s request was an unusual insertion of politics into federal […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett Kavanaugh launched his courtship Tuesday [7-10-18] of the senators who will determine whether he ascends to the Supreme Court, the first salvo of the summer’s fiercest political battle. In their opening move, Republicans touted Judge Kavanaugh’s academic credentials and long record of decisions, while Democrats flagged concerns about how […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats want to win Supreme Court and other Court picks, don’t Obstruct and Resist, but rather do it the good ol’ fashioned way, WIN ELECTIONS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2018 4:09 pm […]
7/11/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats on Wednesday [7-11-18] were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, moving healthcare to the center of their strategy and putting less emphasis on abortion rights. While the two issues are closely linked, the change aligns with polling that […]
7/10/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump often disparages the Washington elite, but both of his Supreme Court nominees fall squarely into that category. Before being nominated by Mr. Trump, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch and Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh attended the same Washington prep school before earning law degrees from Ivy League schools. They went on […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats, facing an uphill struggle to defeat the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, opened a broad attack on Tuesday, painting him as an archconservative who would roll back abortion rights, undo health care protections, ease gun restrictions and protect President Trump against the threat of […]
7/10/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESETIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It is not every day that a potential constitutional showdown over a presidential subpoena coincides with a confirmation hearing for a crucial Supreme Court seat. Less likely yet is a nominee who has written extensively about the very question at the heart of the dispute. But that novel historical […]
7/10/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s selection of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his second Supreme Court nominee could be a consequential moment for the midterm elections. Republicans hope a confirmation battle will galvanize voters on the right, while Democrats are balancing their own energized liberal base against the political pressure on some red-state Democrats […]
7/10/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Long before President Trump nominated him for the Supreme Court on Monday [7-9-18], Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh had already made a name for himself as an influential conservative critic of sweeping environmental regulations. During his 12 years on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, often […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats, facing an uphill struggle to reject the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, opened a broad attack on Tuesday [7-10-18], painting him as an arch-conservative who would roll back abortion rights, undo health care protections, ease gun restrictions and protect President Trump against the threat […]
7/10/2018
ABORTION/DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Even before Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, had reserved more than two dozen internet domain names — one for each candidate on President Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees. The idea, said Carrie Severino, the group’s chief counsel, was to […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court unleashed two political fights Tuesday [7-10-18]: one over his confirmation in a narrowly divided Senate, the other a broader battle to energize voters of both parties ahead of November’s midterm elections. In the Senate, where Judge Kavanaugh was meeting […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/MIKE PENCE/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The day after he was nominated to become a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh visited Capitol Hill, where his possible future on the high court will be determined. Kavanaugh and Vice President Mike Pence met Tuesday [7-10-18] with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The meeting came at almost the […]
7/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee may not have to wait too long for controversial cases if he is confirmed to the job, with disputes involving abortion, immigration, gay rights, voting rights and transgender troops possibly heading toward the justices soon. Republicans are hoping Brett Kavanaugh, the conservative U.S. appeals court judge […]
7/10/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of the most watched Republicans in the Trump administration’s fight to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice, told CNN Tuesday [7-10-18] that her vetting of the nominee will take weeks, not days, and says all senators need to do their ‘due diligence’ before deciding how […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The drama surrounding this election-year Supreme Court nomination now fully swings from who the pick would be—it’s D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh—to which senators announce their support or opposition, and when. The margin for error for Republicans to get Mr. Trump’s pick confirmed is very thin, so in […]
7/10/2018
GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Informing the Republican Senators of my nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. #SCOTUS https://t.co/O5cAaVAtQt“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 9:49 am […]
7/10/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh visited top U.S. Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday [7-10-18], seeking to build support among lawmakers in what promises to be a contentious confirmation battle with Democrats. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer vowed an all-out battle against Kavanaugh, but senators in his […]
7/10/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: Judge Brett Kavanaugh watches with his family as President Donald J. Trump signs the document Monday evening, July 9, 2018,…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, 2018 4:00 am […]
7/9/2018
ELECTIONS/GOP/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Mitch McConnell and his Republican Caucus are enthusiastic about the prospect of filling a Supreme Court vacancy before the midterm elections. But they don’t deny the enormity of the task at hand. McConnell is overseeing the slimmest Senate majority in modern times to handle D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/ TRUMP PEOPLE: “In choosing Brett M. Kavanaugh, 53, to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, President Trump opted for a Washington insider who, according to at least one measure, may be less conservative than Mr. Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee, Neil M. Gorsuch. According to an analysis based on political donations given […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Signaling he has not yet settled on his pick for the Supreme Court, President Trump on Monday [7-9-18] morning worked the phones primarily seeking input about two judges who are apparently the finalists, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Thomas M. Hardiman, people familiar with the discussions said. Mr. Trump appeared to be […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has settled on a nominee for Supreme Court hours before a scheduled announcement, as some advocates prepared for the rollout of Judge Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania. Allies of Judge Hardiman said they had been told to be ready to start touting the one-time taxi driver’s blue-collar roots, in […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When President Donald Trump unveils his second Supreme Court pick Monday [7-9-18] night with the prime-time flourish of a reality show star, he will lay a momentous marker in modern political history…Trump’s pick will cement a 5-4 majority on the court for conservatives who could quite possibly dominate for a generation […]
7/9/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has decided on who he will pick for a lifetime position on the U.S. Supreme Court and will announce the nomination later on Monday [7-9-18], with four conservative federal appellate judges as the top contenders to succeed retiring long-time Justice Anthony Kennedy. The Republican president, with an opportunity […]
7/9/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I have long heard that the most important decision a U.S. President can make is the selection of a Supreme Court Justice – Will be announced tonight at 9:00 P.M.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2018 7:14 am […]
7/9/2018
ELIZABETH WARREN/ME TOO/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren fired back at President Donald Trump for trying to ‘bully her to shut her up’ with his comments questioning her Native American heritage last week, calling them an attempt to ‘bully women all across the country.’ The Democratic senator from Massachusetts made the comments at a […]
7/9/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, could soon be in a position to address several big legal questions at the center of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The list includes the question of whether Trump can be subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case; the […]
7/8/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looking forward to announcing my final decision on the United States Supreme Court Justice at 9:00pmE tomorrow night at the @WhiteHouse. An exceptional person will be chosen!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2018 4:27 pm […]
7/7/2018
HEALTHCARE/MEDICAID/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is on a losing streak in court cases challenging its efforts to abruptly change health care policy, but the naming of a new Supreme Court justice could alter the trajectory on some of the most controversial cases, from funding Planned Parenthood to mandating contraceptive coverage. The cases […]
7/7/2018
NOMINATIONS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, told President Trump this past week that Judges Raymond M. Kethledge and Thomas M. Hardiman presented the fewest obvious obstacles to being confirmed to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, according to Republican officials briefed on the conversation. While careful not to […]
7/6/2018
DEMS/NOMINATIONS/PLANNED PARENTHOOD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, who is set to be announced Monday [7-9-18], ‘could eviscerate women’s freedoms for generations…’ Feinstein, who appeared at an Oakland roundtable discussion held by California Planned Parenthood, acknowledged that with Republican control of the White House and Congress, the […]
7/5/2018
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, once argued that President Bill Clinton could be impeached for lying to his staff and misleading the public, a broad definition of obstruction of justice that would be damaging if applied to President Trump […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said he has narrowed his search for a Supreme Court justice to two to four candidates and expects to settle on a nominee this weekend ahead of a prime-time announcement Monday [7-9-18] night. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One en route to Montana for a campaign […]
7/5/2018
CHUCK SCHUMER/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appealed to President Donald Trump to repeat his predecessor’s choice and nominate federal judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court for a second time ‘as a way to unify the country,’ according to a source. The President phoned the New York Democrat on Tuesday […]
7/5/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge are the two most serious contenders being considered by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Supreme Court, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday [7-5-18]. Kavanaugh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. […]
7/4/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s search for a Supreme Court justice to succeed Anthony Kennedy is focusing on a trio of federal judges, with a decision expected this week in anticipation of an announcement on Monday [7-9-18], people familiar with the search said. Following a brisk round of interviews Monday [7-2-18] and Tuesday […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/LGBTQ/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the week since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, the future of Roe v. Wade has dominated the conversation among both liberals and conservatives, becoming a flash point in the partisan battle over President Trump’s pick to fill the seat. The effect Justice Kennedy’s retirement could have on lesbian, […]
7/3/2018
SOCIAL MEDIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Even before President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee is announced, a fight over the choice is raging on social media. In the days since Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said he would retire, partisan groups have turned to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks with political ads. Some of the ads […]
7/3/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has indicated his openness to being nominated to the Supreme Court, was interviewed by President Donald Trump by telephone about the post, his office said Tuesday [7-3-18]. Mr. Lee, 47 years old, is a libertarian Republican and an attorney who ousted a sitting Republican senator to […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “From the moment Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court last week, speculation has centered on whether his replacement would vote to overturn a woman’s right to abortion. But the individuals considered top contenders for Kennedy’s seat have produced a sparse record of legal rulings and writings […]
7/3/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I interviewed 4 very impressive people yesterday. On Monday [7-9-18] I will be announcing my decision for Justice of the United States Supreme Court!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 3, 2018 5:25 am […]
7/3/2018
ABORTION/RUSSIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Supreme Court confirmation hearings often develop their own tenor, depending on the nominee and the issues of the day. Even without a choice yet from President Donald Trump, two themes already have emerged: Russia and Roe. Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide, has been a Senate […]
7/2/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he spoke Monday [7-2-18] morning with four candidates to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who is retiring, as the White House raced to meet the president’s deadline to announce a Supreme Court nominee in one week. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said he likely […]
7/2/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump interviewed four candidates on Monday [7-2-18] to take Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s place on the Supreme Court as the White House raced to meet the president’s promise to announce a replacement for the retiring justice early next week. The White House refused to disclose the names of whom the […]
7/2/2018
ABORTION/POLLS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Voters overwhelmingly agree with the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday [7-2-18]. More than 6 in 10 voters — 63% — agree with the landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion, while 31% disagree. There’s a surprisingly small gender divide on the issue, […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [7-2-18] that he met with four potential Supreme Court nominees earlier in the day and planned to meet ‘two or three more’ ahead of the planned announcement of his decision next week. Speaking alongside Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House, Mr. Trump said […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House on Monday [7-2-18] announced key members of the team that will work to ensure President Donald Trump’s next nominee to the Supreme Court is confirmed. White House counsel Don McGahn, who has been eyeing the White House exits amid tensions with Trump in recent months, will oversee […]
7/2/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with four potential Supreme Court justices on Monday [7-2-18], while a person familiar with the selection process said Trump was focused keenly on two people, although others were still in contention. Trump told reporters at the White House that he will meet with ‘two […]
6/1/2018
GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Maine Republican whose vote could prove decisive in filling the Supreme Court’s vacant seat, said on Sunday [7-1-18] that she would not vote for a nominee who showed ‘hostility’ toward Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion…The remarks appeared to […]
7/1/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A big week, especially with our numerous victories in the Supreme Court. Heading back to the White House now. Focus will be on the selection of a new Supreme Court Justice. Exciting times for our country. Economy may be stronger than it has ever been!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 1, 2018 […]
6/30/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will be making my choice for Justice of the United States Supreme Court on the first Monday after the July 4th Holiday, July 9th!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 7:33 am […]
6/30/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “RT @DanScavino: “@GovMikeHuckabee: Trump could nominate Moses for Supreme Court and Democrats would fight it” https://t.co/5wx3nVJxvF“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:59 am […]
6/29/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump singled him out for praise even while attacking other members of the Supreme Court. The White House nominated people close to him to important judicial posts. And members of the Trump family forged personal connections. Their goal was to assure Justice Anthony M. Kennedy that his judicial legacy would […]
6/29/2018
NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he planned to interview one or two candidates to fill Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat this weekend at his Bedminster, N.J., resort, and plans to announce his final pick on July 9…The president also said he wouldn’t specifically ask candidates about Roe v. Wade, […]
6/29/2018
ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that President Donald Trump has the opportunity to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, some abortion opponents hope that Roe v. Wade will end up overturned or gutted — and they have already been working towards that moment. Over the past year, state legislatures in Iowa, Louisiana and […]
6/28/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/EPA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The retirement of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy from the Supreme Court could significantly reshape environmental law in the decades ahead and potentially make it easier for the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era climate change policies in the coming years, legal experts said. In his 30 years on the court, […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A political war over replacing Justice Anthony M. Kennedy roared to life in Washington Thursday [6-28-18] morning, just hours after the Supreme Court announced a retirement that could reshape the country’s judicial future. Democrats and liberal advocacy organizations face enormous challenges if they hope to prevent President Trump and the Republicans […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans and Democrats readied for the battle to choose Justice Anthony Kennedy’s successor, with the White House dusting off the plan it used to win last year’s Supreme Court fight and Democrats searching for a way to derail President Donald Trump’s nominee amid a heated midterm election campaign. The White House […]
6/28/2018
ABORTION/GOP/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Sen. Susan Collins took a notable phone call Thursday [6-28-18] as she enters the eye of the Supreme Court confirmation storm: It was White House counsel Don McGahn, sounding out the moderate Maine Republican in what she called a ‘preliminary discussion’ of the high court vacancy. Republicans control the Senate by a […]
6/28/2018
DEMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democrats on Thursday [6-28-18] weighed how to block a Supreme Court nominee with the potential to reshape the court for a generation, as the White House considered its options for one of the most consequential decisions of Donald Trump’s presidency. The retirement announcement Wednesday of Justice Anthony Kennedy gives Mr. Trump […]
6/28/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will be advised by a small group of deeply conservative lawyers, some inside the White House and at least one from outside, on choosing a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, said several sources familiar with the process. Kennedy announced his retirement […]
6/28/2018
ABORTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement announcement was less than a day old when liberal activists rallied on the steps of the Supreme Court on Thursday [6-28-18], invoking the names of two Republican senators who, they believe, hold the future of Roe v. Wade in their hands…Ms. Collins, of Maine, and Ms. Murkowski, […]
6/27/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday [6-27-18] dealt a big blow to organized labor, ruling that non-members cannot be forced in certain states to pay fees to unions representing public employees such as teachers and police, shutting off a key union revenue source. The 5-4 ruling overturned a 1977 Supreme Court […]
6/27/2018
DEMS/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced on Wednesday [6-27-18] that he would retire, setting the stage for a furious fight over the future direction of the Supreme Court. Justice Kennedy, 81, has long been the decisive vote in many closely divided cases. His retirement gives President Trump the opportunity to fundamentally change […]
6/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats are about to face their toughest political test yet of the Trump era: a Supreme Court confirmation battle that will play out as they scrap with the GOP for control of the chamber. The stakes are difficult to understate. The confirmation itself could reshape the court for a generation, […]
6/27/2018
GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Republicans plan to confirm a new Supreme Court justice to replace retiring Anthony Kennedy before the midterm elections, according to interviews with nearly a dozen Republican senators. The Senate GOP is expected to execute a lightning strike confirmation despite their razor thin majority of 51 senators, which is effectively down […]
6/27/2018
DEMS/GOP/OBAMA/POLLS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Justice Anthony Kennedy, a Republican appointee who provided key swing votes for same-sex marriage, abortion access and affirmative action, has announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. This decision will affect the court for a long time to come as President Donald Trump will have his second chance to nominate a […]
6/27/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Anthony M. Kennedy, one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential modern-day justices and author of landmark rulings on gay rights, the death penalty and campaign finance, announced his retirement Wednesday [6-27-18], handing President Donald Trump a historic opportunity to reshape the court…The justice in his letter expressed ‘profound gratitude for […]
6/27/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Statement on Justice Anthony Kennedy. #SCOTUS https://t.co/8aWJ6fWemA“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 27, 2018 02:13 pm […]
6/27/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday [6-27-18] he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conservative. Kennedy, who turns 82 in July and is the second-oldest justice on […]
6/27/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UNION: “Supreme Court rules in favor of non-union workers who are now, as an example, able to support a candidate of his or her choice without having those who control the Union deciding for them. Big loss for the coffers of the Democrats!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 27, 2018 9:11 am […]
6/26/2018
ABORTION/GOP/OBAMA/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The consequences of President Trump’s nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court — and the Republican blockade of President Obama’s nomination of Merrick B. Garland in 2016 for that seat — reverberated powerfully on Tuesday as the court’s conservative majority handed down major decisions on Mr. Trump’s travel […]
6/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday [6-26-18] upheld President Trump’s ban on travel from mostly-Muslim nations, delivering a robust endorsement of Mr. Trump’s power to control the flow of immigration into America at a time of political upheaval about the treatment of migrants at the Mexican border. In a 5-to-4 vote, […]
6/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a victory lap on Tuesday [6-26–18], celebrating his background role in the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban. But the ruling could complicate the race for Republicans in swing House districts. Minutes after the Court upheld Mr. Trump’s ban […]
6/26/2018
MUSLIMS/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A divided Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s latest ban on travel to the U.S. by people from several Muslim-majority countries, a sweeping reaffirmation of presidential authority and a victory for the White House on one of its most central—and controversial—initiatives. The court, in a 5-4 opinion by Chief Justice […]
6/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump called Tuesday’s [6-26-18] Supreme Court ruling on the travel ban ‘a tremendous success, a tremendous victory for the American people and our Constitution…’ Speaking in the Cabinet Room during a luncheon with Republican members of Congress, Trump said that the ruling shows that attacks from the media […]
6/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2018 9:40 am […]
6/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday [6-26-18] handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. The 5-4 ruling, with the conservative justices in the majority and the liberal justices […]
6/25/2018
ELECTION/GOP/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTING: “The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Texas and North Carolina on Monday [6-25-18] in two more cases on the contentious issue of politicians manipulating electoral district boundaries for political gain, known as gerrymandering. The justices upheld a batch of Republican-drawn legislative districts in Texas, including two in the U.S. […]
6/21/2018
SUPREME COURT/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big Supreme Court win on internet sales tax – about time! Big victory for fairness and for our country. Great victory for consumers and retailers.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2018 3:46 pm […]
6/18/2018
JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/SANCTUARY CITIES/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, escalating its fight with so-called sanctuary cities, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday [6-18-18] to narrow a lower court’s nationwide order preventing the federal government from denying public safety grants to municipalities that limit cooperation on immigration enforcement. The Justice Department asked the high […]
6/18/2018
ELECTIONS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday [6-18-18] dealt a setback to election reformers by declining to use high-profile cases from Wisconsin and Maryland to curb the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan advantage. Sidestepping major rulings, the nine justices decided both cases on narrow legal grounds […]
6/14/2018
BUSINESS/CHINA/SUPREME COURT/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration and against China on Thursday [6-14-18] on a disputed aspect of their fraught trade relationship, throwing out a lower court ruling that had allowed two Chinese vitamin C makers to escape $148 million in damages for violating American antitrust law. In […]
6/11/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just won big Supreme Court decision on Voting! Great News!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 11, 2018 7:03 pm […]
6/6/2018
IMMIGRATION/JEFF SESSIONS/SANCTUARY CITIES/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge has once again rebuked the administration’s efforts to pressure so-called sanctuary cities, going further than any to date in using a recent Supreme Court decision to rule an existing federal law unconstitutional. The ruling Wednesday [6-6-18] from Judge Michael Baylson, a George W. Bush appointee, thus […]
6/4/2018
ABORTION/IMMIGRATION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday [6-4-18] threw out a lower court ruling that let a pregnant illegal immigrant minor held in federal immigration custody obtain an abortion last year at age 17 over the objections of President Donald Trump’s administration. The justices provided a legal victory to Trump’s administration even […]
5/10/2018
HUD/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration signaled on Thursday [5-10-18] it may reverse housing anti-discrimination protections established under Democratic former President Barack Obama that exposed companies to a broad range of legal claims under federal law. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said it will reconsider the 2013 rule issued […]
5/9/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a lifelong advocate of Christian education, moved on Wednesday [5-9-18] to loosen federal regulations on religious colleges and universities, after a Supreme Court decision that restricted states from denying some kinds of aid to religious institutions. The measure is part of a sweeping deregulatory agenda for the […]
5/7/2018
ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has derided the Fifth Amendment as the refuge of mobsters, and during Watergate President Richard Nixon infamously told aides, ‘I want you all to stonewall it, let them plead the Fifth Amendment, cover up, or anything else.’ Despite the negative implications of taking the Fifth, the US […]
5/2/2018
MUSLIMS/SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has called courts unfair and political and repeatedly assailed the 9th Circuit, the U.S. court system’s westernmost division, where some of his key immigration policies have stalled. Other observers describe America’s judges as conservative or liberal, implying they bring an ideology to their decision-making that goes beyond […]
4/30/2018
IMMIGRATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MUSLIMS/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [4-30-18] that he would not apologize for campaign statements calling for a ‘Muslim ban,’ appearing to undercut an assertion at a Supreme Court argument last week from Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco. In defending Mr. Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from several predominantly Muslim countries, […]
4/26/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A 15-month legal battle over President Trump’s efforts to impose a ban on travel to the United States from several predominantly Muslim countries reached a final stage on Wednesday [4-25-18] at the Supreme Court, with its five-member conservative majority signaling it was ready to approve a revised version of the […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both sides on Wednesday [4-25-18] in weighing President Trump’s authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslims nations, after the president promised during his campaign to impose a ‘Muslim ban.’ By the end of […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative justices and swing vote Justice Anthony Kennedy appeared to side with the Trump administration Wednesday [4-25-18] as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s travel ban. More than a year after Trump caused chaos in the airports by following through on a campaign promise and restricting […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday [4-25-18] signaled they are likely to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency. Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote on the conservative-majority, nine-member court, […]
4/25/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After more than a year of intense litigation, Wednesday’s [4-15-18] oral argument wasn’t quite the powerfully charged session that some court watchers anticipated. In some ways it felt oddly anti-climactic, 15 months after the initial travel ban created chaos at airports and sparked protests around the country. The justices, while […]
4/24/2018
SUPREME COURT/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on President Trump’s latest travel ban on Wednesday [4-25-18], families wonder whether this may be a turning point in their effort to reunite with loved ones overseas. In December, the Supreme Court temporarily allowed the current version of the ban to […]
4/23/2018
ATTORNEY GENERAL/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Only for embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could a half hour of tough questioning from U.S. Supreme Court justices be seen as a break from his stressful day job.That is what happened on Monday [4-23-18] for Rosenstein, who oversees Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia and the 2016 U.S. […]