There have been 29 times a vacancy has occurred in an election year. A nomination has been made each of the 29 times. It has been a rule rather than an exception for a President to fill a vacancy during an election year. The filling the vacancy is the crucial thing, not the election....
Trump’s victory rewarded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s strategy of refusing all year even to consider President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to take Scalia’s seat. McConnell announced on the night that Scalia died that the vacancy should be filled not by Obama...
Prosecutors have accused Trump of attempting to obstruct Congress and defraud the U.S. government through schemes to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Special Counsel Jack Smith is prosecuting the case against Trump, the frontrunner for the...
In a statement released after Barrett's nomination was announced, Biden cited the Trump administration's push to have the Supreme Court scrap the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, and cited Barrett's past comments critiquing the court's 2012 ruling upholding the law. "If President ...
On the nomination of Judge Amul Thapar to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said: "The goal is not just to get a few ultra conservative judges on our federal courts. It is to capture the entire judicial branch." ...
Trump's court appearances traditionally draw massive news media and public attention to him and his legal battles. This week, they have the added benefit for Trump of drawing attention away from his rivals for the Republican nomination.
Trump’s 2:30 a.m. ramble is a likely preview of the years ahead Hayes Brown If you thoughtTrump’s GOP nomination speechthis summer went places, his election night address to his supporters was in many ways worse. He spent a long tangent praising Elon ...
The nomination of Judge Gorsuch comes after a selection process marked by an unprecedented level of transparency and involvement by the American voters.” (White House Office Of The Press Secretary, 1/31/17) • On April 10th 2017, The President Gave Public Remarks At The Swearing-in Of ...
During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday on his nomination, Patel said he didn’t know of any upcoming personnel plans. “Are you aware of any plans or discussions to punish in any way, including termination, FBI agents or personnel associated with Trump ...
The panel voted 8-7, along party lines, to move Vought’s nomination to the floor. He will, however, have to wait a while longer to be confirmed, as the Senate Budget Committee, which also has jurisdiction over the OMB director position, needs to first hold its own confirmation hearing ...