americans divided on kavanaugh’s nomination to the supreme court
Republicans and Republican leaners are 57-percentage points more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to say they think Senate should confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court. ..…
trump has shaped supreme court – and many other federal appeals
Trump has the benefit of Republican Senate majority, just as Obama had the advantage of Democratic-led Senate during his first two years office. ..…
split senate delegations less common in recent years
The low point, came during Congress, had both Republican and Democrat representing them in Senate... ... In, the time Sunflower State elected Democratic senator was in 1932, during the depths of Great Depression. ..…
democrats listening to former republican richard painter as mn us
Democrats Listening To Former Republican Richard Painter As MN US Senate Primary Nears. Former Republican Richard Painter is running in Democratic for Minnesota's US Senate despite losing the endorsement vote to Tina Smith. ..…
republicans double down to defend sexual predator – for mass
It's being reported that Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, senators to prepare to work through the weekend, meaning Senate Republican leadership intends to try to introduce in Senate as early as Saturday. Democratic Party leadership refused to enforce party line vote on..…
on the supreme court, difficult nominations have led to historical
The Senate refused to confirm him. The next year, after Jackson got a Democratic Senate, he renominated him, this time as chief justice. ... Burton was a surprise nomination when Democrat Harry Truman nominated the Republican senator from Ohio in 1945. ..…
beth doglio, open agnostic running for washington state house, wins
She is running for open seat because Democratic incumbent is running for State Senate. ..…
transgender woman wins democratic senate nomination
On Tuesday, Utah Democrats elected Misty Snow, transgender woman, as their Senate nominee. ..…
two transgender women (with the same first name) won congressional
Yesterday we reported on Misty Snow, trans woman who was elected as Democratic Senate Utah. ..…
senate approves expansion of federal hate-crime law
House and Senate have approved hate-crime measures, they never reached the desk while Republicans controlled Congress. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, has entered hate crime into Senate record almost every day for seven years.. ..…
republican senators block 'media shield'
Leahy, Vermont Democrat, who has used his chairmanship of Senate Judiciary Committee to advance the legislation.. ..…
conservative federal appeals court shifts left
The spots were left open because the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate of 2007 and 2008 refused to approve President George W. ... That makes the split on the court nine Democratic appointments to five Republican. ..…
same-sex marriage: push for gay marriage in florida
Chris Smith of Fort Lauderdale, Senate Democratic, Rep. Hoch, lawyer, thinks the most route to legalizing same-sex Florida is through the courts.. ..…
the drive to a war crime
he October 2002 resolution authorizing the invasion had the support of the majority of Democratic senators, and the support of Democratic Party both House and Senate... Joe Lieberman, then Democratic and the party's 2000 vice nominee, positioned leaving Democrats to..…
path to polarization: a nation in turmoil, and trouble
That measure, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was passed with Democratic in House and Senate.. ..…
state money for tuition aid at iowa’s public universities no sure
Schoenjahn favors the state picking up transitional costs of providing tuition aid to in-state undergraduates at the state universities, and is charged with steering the proposal through the Democratic-controlled Senate.. ..…
section 1: trust in government 1958-2010
By the summer of 2007, with Democratic majorities in House and Senate, only 24% of the public trusted the government. ..…
section 4: congress and the political parties
The election brought the nation Democratic Barack Obama and Democratic majorities in House and Senate. At the start of Obama administration, 30% of Republicans had favorable opinion of Democratic Party. ..…
leah vukmir calls for kavanaugh confirmation; tammy baldwin opposed
During Thursday's hearing, Walker Tom Evenson said Walker believes this is very serious issue, and it should be treated as such by United States Senate... His Democratic opponent, Josh Kaul, opposed Kavanaugh saying he thought Kavanaugh would push the court too far to the right... ..…
house bill would quicken lawsuits against president
While mechanisms already exist for congressional objections on enforcement concerns, this bill would create a new, expedited avenue – except for one key reality: The Democratic-controlled Senate has no intention of taking up the bill. . ..…
swing voters and elastic states
relatively Democrat, Mark Begich, was elected to Senate Alaska in 2008 because Republicans had Ted Stevens and because the environment was very favorable for Democrats that year.. So does West Virginia, why Barack Obama is very unpopular there and why Joe Manchin III, also..…
the kavanaugh hearing: a spectacle of political filth and reaction
Trump will replace the nominee with jurist, or one like his first Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch, with some Democratic votes in Senate, despite record of reaction virtually identical to Kavanaugh's.. It was Democrat on Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein of California, who..…
bill nelson, marco rubio, rick scott weigh in on kavanaugh – post on
Nelson's in November Senate race, Republican Gov. By accusing him of being puppet of, Rick Scott, responded to Nelson's announcement Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. ..…
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