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Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark, ...

Democrats prepare own border security package shunning Trump wall

January 23, 2019 at 5:45 p.m.

House Democrats, feeling pressure to display their vision for border security, are preparing a package that would ignore President Donald Trump's demand for $5.7 billion for a wall with Mexico...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

Week 5: Government shutdown votes set up political test for Senate

January 23, 2019 at 6:10 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in...

Senate sets up showdown votes on shutdown plans

January 22, 2019 at 7:51 p.m.

Senate leaders on Tuesday agreed to vote on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies this week, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in U.S....

Retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, right, ...

Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice in private ceremony at court

October 6, 2018 at 5:12 p.m.

Brett Kavanaugh has taken the oaths of office to become the 114th Supreme Court justice, just a couple of hours after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm him.

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the ...

Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee

October 6, 2018 at 4:12 p.m.

The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at near sunset in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.

Kavanaugh confirmation all but sure after long, bitter fight

October 5, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.

After weeks of shocking accusations, hardball politics and rowdy Capitol protests, a pair of wavering senators declared Friday they will back Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation, all but guaranteeing the...

Gardner votes yes as Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh clears crucial Senate hurdle

October 5, 2018 at 9:10 a.m.

A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that's seen claims...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies ...

Brett Kavanaugh says he “might have been too emotional” at hearing

October 4, 2018 at 9:07 p.m.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged Thursday he "might have been too emotional" when testifying about sexual misconduct allegations as he made a bid to win over wavering GOP senators...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

Brett Kavanaugh faces crucial vote, White House eyes GOP senators

September 28, 2018 at 7:21 a.m.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced a crucial vote Friday as a Senate panel decides whether to move his nomination on to the full Senate a day after he adamantly...

LEFT: Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) RIGHT: Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser Ford in Senate showdown

September 27, 2018 at 9:52 p.m.

In an extraordinary and highly emotional day of Senate testimony, California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford quietly recounted her "100 percent" certainty Thursday that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had...

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