The only people talking about Barrett’s religion are Republicans
Seven senators brought up Barrett’s faith during the first day of her confirmation hearing — and all of them were Republicans.
By Donna Provencher - October 12, 2020Seven senators brought up Barrett’s faith during the first day of her confirmation hearing — and all of them were Republicans.
By Donna Provencher - October 12, 2020Graham told reporters during a break Monday that he would leave testing up to the discretion of individual senators.
By Donna Provencher - October 12, 2020Sen. Mike Lee claims his doctor told him he is not a risk to spread the virus.
By Emily Singer - October 12, 2020As Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing nears, parallels to the 2000 election are hard to ignore.
By Daniel Boguslaw - October 11, 2020Republican lawmakers are rushing to push through Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation.
By Donna Provencher - October 09, 2020Americans for Prosperity is determined to secure the Trump nominee’s Supreme Court confirmation.
By Tana Ganeva - October 09, 2020Two conservative justices proved this week that they’re prepared to chip away at the landmark ruling.
By Lisa Needham - October 08, 2020Trump tweeted Tuesday that the Barrett confirmation will be ‘fast and easy.’ Here’s why he might be wrong.
By Donna Provencher - October 08, 2020Just 42% of Americans want Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to a lifetime appointment.
By Josh Israel - October 07, 2020Voters also say the winner of the November election should nominate the next Supreme Court justice.
By Emily Singer - October 06, 2020Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has pledged to live by the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s ‘judicial philosophy.’ Here’s what that could mean.
By Lisa Needham - October 04, 2020Barrett’s worldview is well out of step with America’s.
By Lisa Needham - October 03, 2020The American Medical Association says the Trump rule ‘warps and decimates’ a program that provides health care to millions.
By Associated Press - October 03, 2020Donald Trump, Melania Trump, White House aide Hope Hicks, Republican National Committee chairperson Ronna McDaniel, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) all tested positive for the virus this week.
By Emily Singer - October 02, 2020Trump’s claim that absentee ballots are fraudulent has been pushed by Stone, a convicted felon, on a conspiracy website.
By Emily Singer - October 01, 2020The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says between 50 million and 129 million Americans have preexisting conditions.
By Emily Singer - October 01, 2020The Judicial Crisis Network is pulling out all the stops to get the far-right judge on the Supreme Court.
By Daniel Boguslaw - September 30, 2020‘In a normal world, there would be no question about it,’ said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
By Tana Ganeva - September 30, 2020Donald Trump again refused to accept the results of the election if he loses.
By Emily Singer - September 29, 2020Rep. Andy Biggs is mad that some have criticized Amy Coney Barrett’s religious views on Twitter.
By Josh Israel - September 29, 2020The Iowa senator opposed letting Trump fill an election-year vacancy as recently as 2018.
By Josh Israel - September 29, 2020Senate Democrats are working to prevent Republicans from committing ‘a political heist.’
By Daniel Boguslaw - September 29, 2020Women in the South will be hit hardest.
By Lisa Needham - September 29, 2020Amy Coney Barrett is against abortion rights and criticized the decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. But Senate Republicans are lying about her stances as they rush to confirm her.
By Emily Singer - September 29, 2020John Cornyn’s Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar, received an outpouring of financial support — and a coveted Obama endorsement — in the wake of Ginsburg’s death.
By Donna Provencher - September 28, 2020Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has shown that she is willing to imperil LGBTQ rights.
By Casey Quinlan - September 28, 2020The GOP is shamelessly exploiting the feminist icon to jam through their nominee.
By Tana Ganeva - September 28, 2020‘Recent upheaval in the Court has only made it clear how much that reform is needed,’ Democratic Rep. Don Beyer said.
By Amy Lieu - September 28, 2020The Constitution doesn’t mandate the number of Supreme Court justices, which has changed over time.
By Associated Press - September 27, 2020Reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, the Affordable Care Act, and DACA are all on the chopping block if Barrett is confirmed.
By Donna Provencher - September 25, 2020