by Jim Heath | Oct 5, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh appears headed to becoming a Supreme Court justice by the most narrow margin since 1881. The embattled judge cleared a key hurdle this morning as Senators voted 51-49 to end debate on Kavanaugh’s nomination, setting up a final vote to confirm Kavanaugh...
by Jim Heath | Oct 4, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) says he’s going to attend his daughter’s wedding back home in Montana on Saturday regardless of a possible weekend Senate vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Daines told The Associated Press today that this weekend there’s...
by Jim Heath | Oct 4, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
With the FBI uncovering no shocking details about Brett Kavanaugh’s youth, it appears his confirmation will happen in the next few days. Sen. Jeff Flake, a key swing Republican vote, said today that a new FBI report on Kavanaugh has failed to corroborate...
by Jim Heath | Oct 3, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Judge Brett Kavanaugh earns $220,600 a year as a circuit judge, but supporters want to toss some cash his way to show their support. A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $550,000 to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his family, in the wake of...
by Jim Heath | Oct 2, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
The FBI hit an important milestone today in its one-week investigation of Brett Kavanaugh’s background by completing its interview with Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge. Judge’s lawyer Barbara Van Gelder confirmed to reporters that the FBI...
by Jim Heath | Oct 1, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Throughout his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh made at least one thing very clear: He likes beer. A lot. Kavanaugh mentioned his affinity for beer around 30 times as he defended himself against allegations...