CNN's Manu Raju reports Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, while her colleague Sen. Mitt […]
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President Biden & the Supreme Court
Joan Biskupic, Elie Honig, and April Reign join Laura Coates for a discussion about President Biden's opportunity to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring […]
Continue reading‘Dark Money’ And The High Court | Katy Tur | MSNBC
Earlier during this week’s Senate Judiciary hearing, Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse didn’t use his 30 minute of time to question Barrett – instead, he used […]
Continue readingMcCaskill: McConnell Made Courts ‘Partisan’ | MTP Daily | MSNBC
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill explains how Sen. Mitch McConnell made the court system in the U.S. more partisan. Aired on 10/14/2020. » Subscribe to MSNBC: […]
Continue readingBarrett Won’t Say If She Agrees With Scalia That Voting Rights Act Led To Racial Entitlement
Judge Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she agreed with Justice Antonin Scalia that the Voting Rights Act was a "perpetuation of racial entitlement," […]
Continue readingAmy Coney Barrett Refuses To Answer Whether Presidents Should Commit To A Peaceful Transfer Of Power
Sen. Cory Booker asked Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett whether she believed every president should make a commitment to ‘the peaceful transfer of power.’ […]
Continue readingHarris: ‘People Are Scared’ Of Losing ACA ‘In The Middle Of A Pandemic’ | MSNBC
Sen. Kamala Harris discussed the ACA in her opening statement at Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hearing. Harris said, “People are scared of what […]
Continue readingSen. Whitehouse Gives Presentation On ‘Dark Money’ Influence On Supreme Court Nomination | MSNBC
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse used his time at the confirmation hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to give a presentation about how "dark money" was playing […]
Continue readingHirono Speaks About Her Cancer Battle, Calls Barrett Hearing ‘Hypocritical, Illegitimate’ | MSNBC
In her opening statement, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, spoke about her battle with cancer and said that the Senate should focus on health care. The […]
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