- Feinstein to Step Down as Top Democrat on Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced late Monday that she will not be seeking a leadership position in the Senate Judiciary Committee, after which Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) signaled that he will seek the position. The 87-year-old congresswoman announced, “After serving as the lead Democrat on the Judiciary Committee for four years, I will not seek the […]
- Twitter Updates ‘Hacked Materials’ policy after censoring NY Post’s Hunter Biden Exposé
October 16, 2020 After intense backlash for suppressing the spread of the New York Post‘s Hunter Biden emails exposé on its platform, including a Senate subpoena, Twitter announced Thursday night that it’s changing its policy on “hacked materials.” “Over the last 24 hours, we’ve received significant feedback (from critical to supportive) about how we enforced […]
- Kamala Harris: Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘Far More Forthcoming’ than Amy Coney Barrett on Women’s Rights
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) says the late United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was “far more forthcoming” on women’s rights than 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett during a hearing on Tuesday. On the second day of Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings with the Senate Judiciary Committee, Harris suggested the […]
- Asked by Sen. Cornyn to show her notes, Judge Barrett reveals blank notepad
October 13, 2020 Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump‘s nominee for the Supreme Court, revealed that her notepad for jotting down her thoughts has been blank when prompted by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her appointment. “Most of us have multiple notebooks and notes and books […]
- SCOTUS Hearing: Sen. Hawley blasts Dems for ‘religious bigotry’
October 12, 2020 Senator Josh Hawley, R-MO, on Monday criticized his Democrat colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee for arguing that the Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is “too Catholic to be on the bench.” “When you tell somebody that they’re too catholic to be on the bench, when you tell them they’re […]
- Feinstein Not Seeking Top Democrat Position on Senate Judiciary Committee, Durbin Plans to Run
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced late Monday that she will not be seeking a leadership position in the Senate Judiciary Committee, after which Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) signaled that he will seek the position. The 87-year-old congresswoman announced, “After serving as the lead Democrat on the Judiciary Committee for four years, I will not seek the […]
- Sen. Judiciary Committee to vote to subpoena Twitter CEO over censorship of Hunter Biden exposé
October 15, 2020 The Senate Judiciary Committee announced that on Tuesday they will vote to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over his platform suppressing two New York Post articles about exclusively obtained emails alleging that Hunter Biden took advantage of the position of his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, in his business dealings abroad. […]
- Kamala Harris Cites Planned Parenthood, NAACP in Opposition to Amy Coney Barrett
In an effort to show her opposition towards the nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) cited letters from Planned Parenthood and the NAACP during Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. Harris’s remarks came during a conversation on abortion and Barrett’s personal view of the procedure. Harris stated: The constitution of the United States protects […]
- Judge Barrett describes ‘difficult’ decision to accept SCOTUS nomination: ‘We knew that our lives would be combed over for any negative detail’
October 13, 2020 Listen to “Rep. Jim Jordan: I believe Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed” on Spreaker. When asked by Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham about her experience since being nominated by President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court vacancy, Judge Amy Coney Barrett responded that while it was a difficult decision, it would […]
- Watch Live: Day One of Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee will start nomination hearing for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The nomination hearing will start on Monday at 9:00 A.M. Eastern and will continue through Thursday, October 15. Monday will consist of opening statements from Chairman Lindsey Graham, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and […]
- Senate committee votes to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs over censorship allegations
October 22, 2020 The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to authorize subpoenas for the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook after both sites suppressed the spread of a New York Post exposé on their platforms last week for allegedly violating their “hacked materials” policies. RELATED: Twitter Updates ‘Hacked Materials’ policy after censoring NY Post’s Hunter Biden […]
- Watch Live: Day Three of Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee will start the third nomination hearing to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The second confirmation hearing will start on Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. Eastern and will continue through Thursday, October 15. Senators will have a second round of questions on Wednesday for approximately 20 minutes. Any subsequent round of questions […]
- Sen. Klobuchar says she ‘wouldn’t mind being a queen around here’
October 13, 2020 Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said that she wouldn’t mind being “a queen” when talking to Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on appointing her to the Supreme Court. Sen. Klobuchar joked with Judge Barrett that she would like to be “a queen,” referencing a past […]
- Watch Live: Day Two of Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee will start the second nomination hearing for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The second confirmation hearing will start on Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. Eastern and will continue through Thursday, October 15. On Tuesday, each senator will have 30 minutes to question Barrett regarding her qualifications for the Supreme […]
- McConnell pushing Judge Barrett confirmation, while Dems demand hearings be postponed
<!– –> <!– –> Oct 7, 2020 “It’s about time we quit talking about the process and talk about the nominee herself,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview with Martha MacCallum on Fox News. “Barrett’s’ an absolute sterling choice. The president could not have picked a better nominee … Quintessentially American. It’s […]
- ‘We did it’: Senate Judiciary Republicans approve advancement of Judge Barrett’s Nomination
October 22, 2020 Breaking The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve the advancement of Judge Amy Coney Barret’s, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, nomination to a full Senate vote. Twelve members voted in favor of the move, while 10 members voted “not present.” After the motion passed, the Committee Chairman Sen. […]
- Kamala Harris Suggests Amy Coney Barrett Keep DACA Illegal Aliens in Mind When Ruling on Cases
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) suggested United States Supreme Court rulings must take into account the impact on illegal aliens shielded from deportation by President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. During the second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Harris suggested that roughly 800,000 DACA illegal aliens need […]
- Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Takes Battery of Questions from Senators Without Notes
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) noted when he had the opportunity to question Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that the desk where she sat on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee was virtually empty. “Most of us have multiple notebooks and notes, and books, and things like that in front of us,” Cornyn said. “Can […]
- Judge Barrett: U.S. deserves SCOTUS ‘that interprets our Constitution and laws as they are written’
October 12, 2020 Judge Amy Coney Barrett, in her opening statement Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, while touching on her family and personal life, also emphasized that she would interpret the Constitution as it is “written.” “I believe Americans of all backgrounds deserve an independent Supreme Court that interprets our Constitution and laws as […]
- Sen. Blackburn: McCabe is ‘beginning to do a little shaking in his boots…fearful of perjuring himself.’
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn said the American people deserve to know the truth about the FBI’s unscrupulous investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign and his presidency. Blackburn, a Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the answers to what really happened during the investigation and those senior bureau officials involved may reside with former Deputy […]
