RELATED STORIES The Good Fight‘s third season doubled down on all things Trump and, for her part, Christine Baranski admits the art-imitates-politics approach has become something of a double-edged sword. “On the one hand it is deeply cathartic because I can bring what I feel and what I think into my work,” the lifelong Democrat confesses […]
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Anti-Trump champion Avenatti says 2020 Dem nominee 'better be white man'
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, a self-appointed advocate of all women, is facing online wrath after saying that Democrats should pick a “white male” to run for president in 2020, as his arguments would “carry more weight.” Avenatti, the firebrand lawyer representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her legal case against US President Donald Trump, has faced […]
KAVANAUGH IS CONFIRMED: Embattled Supreme Court nominee secures 50 votes in the Senate
Getty Images Judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court the votes of 50 senators, bringing to a close weeks of bitter partisan fights and protests over the nominee, who faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and doubts about his truthfulness under oath. A conservative who served in President George W. Bush’s White House, […]
Senate votes to advance embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to a final vote
Zach Gibson/Getty Images The US Senate has voted to invoke cloture on the confirmation of embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh by a narrow 51-49 margin. Kavanaugh is now guaranteed a final vote after no more than 30 hours of floor debate, meaning the final floor vote on his confirmation could occur as soon as Saturday night. […]
'F*ck Kavanaugh' lipstick and 4 other below-the-belt attacks on embattled Supreme Court nominee
Many might have felt that the Senate hearing was humiliation enough for Brett Kavanaugh, at least until he is actually found guilty of any crime. For others, it was just the beginning. Campaigning cosmetics F*ck Kavanaugh lipstick is definitely empowered female anger, and not tone-lowering opportunism. After all what could be more defiant than the […]
Trump orders FBI to reopen background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
President Donald Trump has given FBI one week to conduct investigation of the allegations that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a woman in 1980s. The decision comes after Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines in favor of the nomination of Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court after emotional testimonies from the judge and […]
US Supreme Court: GOP likely to lock down majority as Rand Paul lends support to nominee Kavanaugh
Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has lent his support to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite saying as late as last week that he was “honestly undecided” on the judge. “After meeting Judge Kavanaugh and reviewing his record, I have decided to support his nomination,” Paul tweeted on Monday. Paul’s support is crucial to […]
Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Tops This Week’s Internet News Roundup
President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court got a lot of gums flapping on the internet last week. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b4903e49b49ed66c9b48471/master/pass/BrettKavanaugh-996429358.jpg
Brett Kavanaugh Revealed as Trump's Latest Supreme Court Nominee
President Donald Trump took over primetime TV on Monday night to unveil his latest Supreme Court nominee, selecting federal judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the nation’s highest court. Trump prefaced the reveal with a brief address, saying that like President Reagan before him, he was looking for “judges who apply the Constitution as written.” […]
Trump has narrowed down his Supreme Court nominee shortlist to 5 candidates — and there are reportedly 3 qualities the winner must embody
Reuters/Eric Thayer President Donald Trump has said he’ll select his Supreme Court nominee on Monday, July 9. Trump will choose from his 25-member shortlist, and has narrowed it down to five candidates. Trump is reportedly looking for his nominee to possess three key qualities. President Donald Trump is little more than one week from deciding […]