by Jim Heath | Nov 14, 2018 | Congress, Headlines
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is going out with a bang. He announced today that he will oppose all of President Trump’s judicial nominations until legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller gets a vote. “I have informed the majority leader I will...
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
Many on Capitol Hill believe Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is imminent, as three key Republican senators seem to be tilting his way. While trying to find a way to justify to constituents their approval of Kavanaugh, the three Republican...
by Jim Heath | Sep 28, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
In a dramatic moment on Capitol Hill, Sen. Jeff Flake today called for a one-week delay in a Senate floor vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Flake voted for Kavanaugh in the committee, with the understanding that Republican colleagues...
by Jim Heath | Sep 28, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Sen. Jeff Flake lost a lot of credibility being called an “independent political voice” today, and two survivors of sexual assault let him know it. Flake was confronted in the halls of the Capitol on the way to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he had...