Sen. Chuck Grassley has some thoughts about Trump’s attacks on federal judges

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said he had reservations about Chief Justice John Roberts’ response to President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about a federal judge. In a tweet, Grassley, the Judiciary Committee Chairman, referenced Roberts’ previous interactions with the executive branch during President Barack Obama’s administration. Grassley suggested Roberts was curiously […]

Chuck Grassley fumes about the Christine Blasey Ford-Brett Kavanaugh saga in a series of bizarre tweets

Alex Brandon/AP Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley granted Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys an extension to decide whether she’ll speak to lawmakers about her claim that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school in the 1980s. Ford’s attorneys sent a letter to the committee on Friday ahead of an initial 10 […]

Chuck Grassley says he no longer expects an imminent Supreme Court vacancy

Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate committee that handles Supreme Court nominees said on Friday he no longer expects an imminent court vacancy, bolstering assumptions among court-watchers since mid-year that Justice Anthony Kennedy will not retire this year. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said expectations earlier […]