Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett fended off frustrated Democrats who also tangled Tuesday with Republican colleagues during a tense Senate confirmation hearing.
Gary Martin
Former Review-Journal Washington Bureau Reporter
Judge Amy Coney Barrett told the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday that she would follow in the straightforward judicial philosophy of her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
A hyper-charged atmosphere of political division awaits Judge Amy Coney Barrett this week when Senate hearings begin on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senate Democrats cited the growing number of coronavirus infections in the White House and among senators to call Monday for a delay in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
President Donald Trump received well wishes from lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday after he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
Nevada’s two senators led an outpouring of sympathy and support Thursday for the victims, survivors, families and first responders of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett continued a charm offensive Wednesday, meeting with Republican senators.
President Donald Trump’s failure to condemn white supremacy during a televised presidential debate brought criticism Wednesday from senators on both sides of the political aisle.
The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada that would diversify the workforce of the Department of Homeland Security.
With limited avenues to block the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, Democratic senators are mapping out a strategy to undercut her by highlighting GOP attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
From the Biden Rule to the McConnell rule and even the Thurmond Rule, politics has always surrounded the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court justices in election years.
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he supports voting to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.
Battle lines are being drawn in the Senate on the process to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat in a heated presidential election year.
Nevada’s U.S. senators praised Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday, and said they were girding for a political fight over her replacement.
Despite a legislative logjam, the Nevada congressional delegation and Las Vegas business leaders said Thursday they are seeking federal help for retraining and workforce development.