As a potential confirmation vote looms for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, CNN's John Avlon looks back at the effect partisanship in Congress has […]
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‘This Is The Time’ For Politicians To Act On Gun Violence | Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC
Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about gun violence today, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence's Robyn Thomas believes the latest mass shootings in […]
Continue reading‘Its Time Has Come’: Making The Push For The Equality Act | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Alphonso David of the Human Rights Campaign testified Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the hearing for the Equality Act. David joins Morning Joe […]
Continue readingAttorney General nominee Merrick Garland’s Senate confirmation hearing | USA TODAY
President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Justice Department, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to begin his confirmation hearings Monday before […]
Continue readingThe Anti-Barr: Biden’s AG Pick Vows To Investigate MAGA Rioters | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
President Biden’s attorney general nominee Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, vowing he is “not the president’s lawyer” but […]
Continue readingMerrick Garland Says He Will Prosecute Rioters, White Supremacists Who Stormed Capitol | MSNBC
In his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Judge Merrick Garland promised to supervise the prosecution of the white supremecists and rioters who stormed […]
Continue readingJudge Amy Coney Barrett Could Be Swing Vote In Election-Related Cases | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is set to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, would likely have the deciding vote in upcoming election-related cases. Justice […]
Continue readingBarrett Apologizes For Comments On Sexual ‘Preference’ | MSNBC
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, called out Amy Coney Barrett on using the term sexual “preference” instead of sexual orientation. Hirono said that it is an […]
Continue readingAmy Klobuchar Questions Barrett On What Court Rulings Qualify As ‘Super Precedent’ | MSNBC
Sen. Amy Klobuchar questioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett on why certain cases qualify as "super precedent," such as Brown v. Board of Education, and others […]
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