RBG Hopes ‘Cooler Heads’ Prevail On SCOTUS Vacancy
Ginsburg, 83, a liberal appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1993, acknowledged that the Senate, which has the responsibility to confirm or reject judicial nominations, did not have to confirm the nominee. But she said it did have an obligation to at least consider Garland instead of taking no action at all.
Democrats’ Hopes For Senate Majority Hang By A Slim Thread
The Democrats’ ability to appoint and confirm the next U.S. Supreme Court majority, which will shape the court’s values for years, is hanging by a thread and will be determined by U.S. Senate races in a half-dozen presidential swing states.
Rob Portman Ignores Shadow Of Trump In Re-Election Bid
Rob Portman is largely ignoring Donald Trump, which is hard to do in U.S. politics today, but the strategy seems to be working for the Republican senator in his re-election bid in Ohio.
Republicans Will Likely Lose Senate Control: Poll Aggregation
According to a new aggregation of polls by The Huffington Post this week, the GOP will have a difficult time keeping its control of the Senate in the upcoming election cycle. HuffPost’s Senate model shows a 55 percent chance that Senate control will flip to Democrats.
Despite Trump, U.S. Senate Could Stay in GOP Hands, New Swing State Polls Suggest
The Democratic Party’s hopes for retaking a U.S. Senate majority in the November election face an unexpected setback, several new polls of presidential battleground states and 2016’s tightest Senate races suggest.
A Black Republican Tackles The Police ‘Trust Gap’
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina was still learning the ways of Washington, he says, when he saw a police officer following his car near Capitol Hill. “I took a left…,” he recalled in a speech Wednesday on the Senate floor, “and as soon as I took a left, a police officer pulled in right behind me.”
Rubio Is Running For Reelection After All… Against Donald Trump?
Marco Rubio spent months after dropping out of the presidential election failing to rebuke Donald Trump in any forceful way, but now plans to make Trump a central part of his campaign platform.
Senate Likely To Pass FBI Spying Bill After Orlando Shooting
Under the Senate bill, the FBI could demand electronic communications transaction records such as time stamps of emails and the emails’ senders and recipients, in addition to some information about websites a person visits.
Senate Rejects Gun-Control Measures After Orlando Shooting
The effort to keep firearms away from people on terrorism watch lists faced an uphill battle, with critics in both parties skeptical about its chances. “What am I going to tell the community of Orlando?” asked Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida after the votes. “Sadly, what I’m going to tell them is the NRA won again.”
Call In The Big Gun: George W. Bush Criss-Crosses The Country For GOP Senators
The 43rd president recently headlined fundraisers for Senators John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, and will soon repeat the act for Senators Roy Blunt of Missouri, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
Rubio Running For Senate Re-Election: Florida Lawmaker
“Marco is saying he’s getting in,” said Jolly, a fellow Republican who has been running to fill the seat.
Nihilist Ted, Back To The Back Bench
Failed campaign behind him, Ted Cruz will now recast himself as a party leader whose legislative agenda was endorsed by donors who backed him and citizens who cast their votes for him in primaries and caucuses. After reading 55 bills and 115 resolutions filed by Cruz, here’s the takeaway. Cruz is a destroyer.
Even After Trump’s Curiel Remarks, Merrick Garland Probably Won’t Receive A Senate Vote
Lindsey Graham called Trump’s attacks on Judge Curiel “the most un-American thing from a politician since Joe McCarthy.” Still, he would rather Trump, who he has said he won’t vote for, choose the next Supreme Court justice over even considering the moderate Garland, who he has called “a very capable, honest judge.”
The First Of Many: Sen. Mark Kirk ‘Un-Endorses’ Donald Trump
“I have spent my life building bridges and tearing down barriers–not building walls. That’s why I find Donald Trump’s belief that an American-born judge of Mexican descent is incapable of fairly presiding over his case is not only dead wrong, it is un-American.”
Feingold Faces Koch Smears In Wisconsin Senate Race
Television ads aired this month by the Koch-funded Freedom Works PAC accuse former senator and current candidate for senate Russ Feingold of knowingly ignoring a memo that spotlighted the overprescription of opioid painkillers and other drugs at the Tomah VA Medical Facility. Of course, Feingold never saw the memo, and its author says the Koch ad is a “lie.”
Will Trump Cost Republicans The Senate?
Republicans hold a 54-46 majority in the Senate. But they are defending 24 seats in November compared with just 10 for Democrats — only a third of the Senate is up every two years — and they are in jeopardy of losing enough seats to lose control.
Obama: Senate Inaction On Supreme Court Pick Will Erode Public Faith In Courts
“In some ways the judicial process is a casualty of some broader trends in our democracy.”
Senate GOP Campaign Deletes Tweet Accusing Disabled Democrat Of ‘Not Standing Up’ For Veterans
The campaign arm for Senate Republicans looks like it needs to watch its language when discussing a top Democratic candidate.
No Breakthrough In Supreme Court Dispute Between Obama, Republicans
Republican leaders rebuffed President Obama during a face-to-face meeting that failed to budge them from their vow to block any nominee he offers.
Democratic Senate Candidate Ties Trump Around John McCain
We now officially have an ad from a Democratic Senate candidate, who is latching onto the rise of Donald Trump in order to slam Republicans in a crucial down-ballot race.
No. 2 Senate Republican Voices Unease Over Trump Candidacy: CNN
Cornyn: “We can’t have a nominee be an albatross around the down-ballot races.”
Late Night Roundup: Drone Strikes — ‘Precise’ And ‘Imperfect’
Trevor Noah and former CIA Director Michael Hayden discussed the complex moral issues of fighting against terrorism through the use of drone strikes.
Obama’s Lonesome Ride To The Supreme Court
“Shoot. Me. Now.” Senator Barack Obama scribbled that note to an aide in a committee hearing.
Republican Sandoval Withdraws As Possible Supreme Court Pick
Sandoval’s name surfaced as a possible nominee on Wednesday, but Senate Republicans quickly said they still would not hold hearings or vote on any Obama nominee.
Obama Weighs Republican Nevada Governor For Supreme Court
Brian Sandoval, a 52-year-old Mexican-American, is considered a moderate Republican, particularly on social issues.