A new Quinnipiac poll shows increased public support for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, fueled by an eight-point swing in his favor by independents.
Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) announced Monday he will vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, saying he was confident President Donald Trump’s nominee would bring a textualist view of the Constitution.
So-called “dark money” groups on the political left are planning how to spend millions to try to stop the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said during a Senate floor speech Friday that a Supreme Court nominee from President Donald Trump would have an obligation to their personal views on an array of legal issues after saying you can’t ask a judge about a specific case a year earlier.
Former President George W. Bush praised President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court on Monday, calling it an “outstanding decision” and praising Kavanaugh as a “brilliant jurist.”
The nightmare scenario Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) laid out last year when asked in private about whether Democrats should obstruct Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court confirmation is coming true with Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement.
