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Only One Republican Senator Is Expected to Vote Against Amy Coney Barrett Tonight
Looks like it's just Susan Collins now, after Lisa Murkowski pulled a big flip-flop, despite her issues with the rushed process to get Barrett on the Supreme Court.
The GOP Just Broke the Rules to Advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee held the vote without any Democratic members present.
Trump just called the accusations against Kavanaugh a “big, fat con job”
“These are all false to me,” Trump said of the allegations in a rare press conference Wednesday.
Kavanaugh's accuser has some demands before she testifies — and Republicans aren't happy
It’s not clear whether the committee’s chairman, Sen. Chuck Grassley, will agree to her conditions.
Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA director
Trump's controversial pick secured more than enough votes in the Senate.
Westerman’s Pop Injects New Energy into the Term 'Singer-Songwriter'
We’ve got the first stream of the London artist's idiosyncratic new single “Confirmation.”
Here's what will happen if the Senate uses the "nuclear option"
Judge Neil Gorsuch's contentious nomination to the Supreme Court has set the Senate on the path to using the so-called nuclear option.
Anti-Woman, Anti-Weed Health Secretary Tom Price Now Set to Dismantle Healthcare
At just past 2 AM this morning, the Senate confirmed Tom Price, a virulent opponent of the Affordable Care Act, as Secretary of Health.
The Senate Just Approved Betsy DeVos to Lead the Education Department
Vice President Mike Pence had to cast the tie-breaking vote—a first for a Cabinet secretary confirmation.
How Clarence Thomas Became the Supreme Court's Strangest Justice
The Anita Hill hearings were just the opening chapter in a long, and deeply bizarre, career.
Read All Your Hate Mail: Anita Hill's Advice on the Fight for Equality
With reports of sexual misconduct cropping up in pretty much every industry, we spoke to the woman responsible for changing the dialogue about workplace sexual harassment.