A number of senators, including several Republicans, are calling for a possible delay in the nomination vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a woman publicly alleged Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Palo Alto University in California, told the Washington Post that she feared […]
The Trump administration threatened sanctions Monday if the International Criminal Court in The Hague carries out an investigation into allegations of war crimes by U.S. military and intelligence personnel in Afghanistan. A speech by U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton at the conservative Federalist Society in Washington took a hard stance against the court. It […]
CAPITOL HILL — A partisan divide over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deepened Wednesday, with Republican senators extolling his judicial record while Democrats demanded time to thoroughly vet his writings and opinions on matters ranging from environmental regulation to executive authority. “Judge Kavanaugh is the real deal,” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said […]
WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, is taking his first step Tuesday toward securing his place on the high court, when he begins meeting with senators to shore up support for his nomination ahead of a major confirmation battle. In what is likely to be one of the most consequential […]