Illinois Senator Dick Durbin calls for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to call for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him during a Judiciary Committ
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Amy McGrath’s next mission? Finding the reset button before 2020
And then came a gut punch to donors and supporters when McGrath told the Courier Journal she would have supported Judge Brett Kavanaugh — a hated ... spotted at a major fundraiser with Sen. Dick ...
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These 14 senators are all Jesuit-educated. But they don’t vote (or pray) alike.
Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) President-elect Joe Biden and Senator Dick Durbin have something ... “present” on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh (Georgetown Preparatory School, Class ...
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Live politics updates: 10 ex-defense secretaries denounce idea of involving military in election
The year 2020 may now be behind us, but we aren't done with the 2020 election just yet. AP Reporter: Pence in an untenable position Confronting the racism behind Capitol attack Heightened security ...
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Rick's Six: More snow and ice, so long 2020, and East Moline man's hot stuff
A good New Year's Eve to all. Time to say so long 2020. And it's about time. Oh, what a year 2020 was. Here's looking at and hoping for a much better 2021. Did it seem like you were shoveling a ...
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The Geek in Pictures: MP on the Loose Edition
Time for another Geek in Pictures roundup of notable charts and graphs that are worth the proverbial 1,000-word article. Turns out a lot of them are taken from our great pal Mark Perry, who is the ...
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Trump, Biden battle over quick confirmation of court pick
Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the assistant leader ... Barrett for an opening in 2018 before he ultimately settled on Brett Kavanaugh, but he explained that she “seemed like a natural fit” after ...
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Hill leaders negotiating last-ditch relief plan as Democrats may be forced to abandon state and local aid
Even Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who has negotiated for weeks with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who unveiled their own plan on Monday, acknowledged that dropping ...
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Dianne Feinstein defends her service, won't say if she will commit to a full six years
Feinstein, the oldest senator in ... Instead, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois will assume her spot in the new Congress. This week, a New Yorker article raised further questions about Feinstein's ...
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Concerns About Dianne Feinstein’s Age Are Prompting Questions About the Senate’s Seniority System
A new report from the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer has articulated questions raised about how the age of Senator Dianne Feinstein ... for her handling of the Brett Kavanaugh and especially the ...
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Brett Kavanaugh
Instead, his old boss has given him a far less appealing job — “ambassador” to Senate Republicans. Politico has the story. It notes that Coons “has spent a decade developing relationships ...
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‘Advice and Consent’: How the Senate will vet Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett’s nomination is now referred to the Senate, where members of the Judiciary Committee will hear her testimony, ask questions ... Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) grilled Barrett over why ...
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Ads assail conservative legal group over Trump’s court picks
The ads feature photos of a snarling Kavanaugh ... ruling that outlawed school segregation. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, called the ad “way out of line.” ...