After eight hours of testimony, the only impression a non-partisan mind could be left with from the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh is that we need a full investigation of the charges against the Supreme Court nominee. Unfortunately, we’re not going to get that.
For better or worse, and likely for worse, the latest round of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings is moving forward.
Just hours before hearings that will likely determine the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, new accusations and revelations are coming to light.
Less than a day before a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a third woman has come forward with new allegations involving Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
In an ordinary year with an ordinary candidate New Jersey should be a slam dunk for Democrats. This, however, is not an ordinary year.
Republicans have set a Judiciary Committee vote for less than a day after hearing from Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Contrary to what they believed back in December. Republicans are finding that the tax reform bill is not helping them in the midterm elections.
Six siblings of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar are starring in political ads against him. This is just another unfortunate example of the extent to which our political culture has been ruined by hyperpartisan polarization.
Based on their own rhetoric, it seems clear that Republicans don’t really care what Christine Blasey Ford has to say regarding what happened to her in 1982.
New allegations of sexual misconduct mark the start of a crucial week for the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
Some details still need to be worked out, but it looks as though Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
Regardless of who wins control of the Senate in November, the person who will stand third in the line of succession will either be over, or very close to, eighty years old. That doesn’t make sense.
The status of a potential hearing in the Brett Kavanaugh nomination regarding the charges made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford remain unclear, but the likelihood is that she will testify in the end.
This morning, President Trump took to Twitter to attack Dr. Christine Blasey Ford over her allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
While one must give the benefit of the doubt to Ted Cruz, the Senate race in Texas is getting very interesting.
Monday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the charges made against Judge Brett Kavanaugh is still on as scheduled, but the details are still being negotiated.
The status of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation remains up in the air, as does the question of whether or not Christine Blasey Ford will appear for a hearing on Monday morning.
I’m not the only one confused on what to do about the allegations against President Trump’s nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy.
Senator Tim Kaine continues to maintain a huge lead over Corey Stewart in the Virginia Senate Race.
Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford want the F.B.I. to investigate the charges she has made against Judge Kavanaugh before she testifies, but it’s entirely unclear what such an investigation would accomplish.
Indicted New York Congressman Chris Collins will run for re-election despite being indictment for securities fraud.
Voter turnout in primary elections in 2018 was significantly above normal levels. especially in Democratic races.
After a day of political pressure, Senate Republicans have agreed to hold a hearing regarding the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh next week.
A new round of Congressional Ballot polls seems to put Democrats in a strong position for the ‘blue wave’ they’ve been hoping for all year.
Cracks are beginning to show in the previously united Republican front on the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation notwithstanding what appear to be credible allegations of sexual assault.
A woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh of having assaulted her when he was 17 and she was 15 has come forward. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
A look at the numbers behind the influx of women into electoral politics this year.
Former President Bush has waded back into politics but don’t expect him to be campaigning for Ted Cruz.
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment has been in the news a lot lately, but what would it actually take to use it to remove a President from power?
In the past, President Trump has threatened to shut down the government if the doesn’t get what he wants in the budget. The latest budget deal effectively dares him to do it.
Some last minute dramatics in the Kavanaugh nomination fight, but it seems unlikely to impact the outcome of the nomination fight.
Former President Jimmy Carter is warning his party against drifting too far left as we head into the midterms and, beyond that, the 2020 campaign cycle.
The Federal Budget Deficit is set to end the Fiscal Year close to $1 trillion, and to continue growing after that.
President Trump has made no secret of the fact that he is displeased with the performance of Jeff Sessions, but he could find it hard to replace him.
Mitch McConnell has a plan that could pose problems for Democrats fighting for re-election.
After spending most of his post-Presidency on the political sidelines, former President Bush is hitting the fundraising trail for GOP candidates in Texas and Florida.
With less than two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump’s job approval numbers are hitting new lows.
Former President Obama took on his successor in his first major political speeches since leaving office.
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is, effectively, assured. Democrats should be careful about how much further they push their opposition.
Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper beat back a challenge from a ‘progressive” challenger in Thursday’s primary.
After four days of hearings, the fate of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court seems assured.
The GOP’s hold on the Bob Corker’s Senate seat in Tennessee may be in jeopardy.
The second day of questioning for Judge Brett Kavanaugh was a bit rockier than the first, but nothing happened that seriously threatens his eventual confirmation.
Donald Trump is a bad, inept, and potentially dangerous President. That doesn’t mean that a ‘soft coup’ inside the White House is the answer to the problem he presents to our democratic republic.
The first significant post-primary poll of the Florida Senate race shows a dead heat between Governor Rick Scott and Senator Bill Nelson.
Day One of questions for Judge Brett Kavanaugh went about as you’d expect.
Donald Trump spent part of Labor Day engaged in yet another unhinged attack on his own Justice Department.
The first day of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings was much ado about pretty much nothing, but then that can be used to describe a process whose outcome is pretty much foreordained.
Another “progressive” victory over a longtime Democratic incumbent, but this one is a bit different.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has selected former Senator Jon Kyl to replace John McCain in the Senate.
