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Trump Fights for Victims, and the Only True Victim Is Trump From the Central Park Five to Jamal Khashoggi, Trump’s concept of victimhood is dictated less by truth than the naked advancement of his own power.
What Will Happen to the Supreme Court in 20 Years? Legal reporter Dahlia Lithwick reveals her prediction for the future of the Supreme Court.
suspicious package
Oct. 15, 2018
just asking questions
Oct. 12, 2018
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the Kavanaugh Fallout and Her Plans for 2020 “I feel like all energy is in the Democratic base. It’s a new base that is really just on fire. And I think the Republicans have shown their hand.”
2018 midterms
Oct. 12, 2018
Did Feinstein’s Performance During Kavanaugh Hearings Hurt Her Reelection? On the one hand, most Democrats defended her actions. On the other, Republicans may decide to vote for her progressive opponent.
the national circus
Oct. 10, 2018
There’s a Silver Lining to Brett Kavanaugh Joining the Supreme Court He has been delegitimized in the eyes of many Americans. That will diminish the moral authority of his decisions.
supreme court
Oct. 10, 2018
On the Morning Kavanaugh Took the Bench, One Moment Stood Out Inside the Supreme Court, there were a lot of interesting, if subtle, dynamics at play as the new justice was seated.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 10, 2018
Fear of a 2020 Primary May Have Made Lindsey Graham Go Feral Over Kavanaugh Perhaps private sycophancy towards Trump wasn’t protecting Graham’s flanks back home, so he went with public rage towards Trump’s enemies.
#believesurvivors
Oct. 10, 2018
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Oct. 10, 2018
After Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, the GOP Will Surely Pass Criminal-Justice Reform Now that the GOP has discovered the importance of “the presumption of innocence,” it will surely end cash bail, and crack down on police brutality.
2018 midterms
Oct. 10, 2018
Supreme Court Upholds N. Dakota Voter ID Law, Dealing Midterms Blow to Democrats Tens of thousands of low-income and Native American voters who might have voted for Heidi Heitkamp may no longer have the required ID to participate.
conservatism
Oct. 9, 2018
Republicans: Protesters Are an Unruly Mob — Unless They Have Guns and Support Us The GOP’s attacks on anti-Kavanaugh protesters are rooted in (authoritarian) principle: Only conservatives can legitimately exercise dissent.
Trump Let Kavanaugh Know You’re Sorry for All He’s Been Through “Donald Trump, you do not have authority to apologize to Kavanaugh on my behalf.”
the national interest
Oct. 8, 2018
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Oct. 8, 2018
Sen. Collins, Why Are Anti-Abortion Groups Celebrating Kavanaugh Confirmation? Susan Collins thinks Kavanaugh might wind up being pro-choice. The anti-abortion lobby begs to differ.
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Oct. 8, 2018
Poll: Majority of Americans Say Kavanaugh Shouldn’t Be on the Supreme Court And yet, Kavanaugh is still more popular than Donald Trump or the GOP agenda, and his confirmation might have helped Republicans politically.
the kavanaugh confirmation
Oct. 8, 2018
New Poll Shows 51 Percent of People Oppose Kavanaugh’s Confirmation The CNN poll also shows that his popularity improved among the GOP.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 8, 2018
Alaska Republicans Mull ‘Reprimand’ for Murkowski Over Kavanaugh Vote Her vote against confirming Kavanaugh outrages many Republicans. But she’s defied her party and won before.
2018 midterms
Oct. 8, 2018
The North Dakota Senate Race Is Becoming a Referendum on #MeToo GOP candidate Kevin Cramer has suggested that attempted rape is no big deal, and Christine Blasey Ford isn’t “tough.” He will probably win.
brett kavanaugh
Oct. 8, 2018
Kavanaugh’s First Vote Could Help Trump Rig the 2020 Census The White House is trying to escape court-ordered depositions about its handling of the Census. This week, Kavanaugh could stay those orders.
last night on late night
Oct. 8, 2018
the kavanaugh confirmation
Oct. 7, 2018
Senator Collins Didn’t Even Like Brett Kavanaugh’s Testimony She still voted to confirm him to the Supreme Court, though.
new yorker festival
Oct. 7, 2018
susan collins
Oct. 7, 2018
supreme court
Oct. 7, 2018
Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Shreds the Pretense of an Apolitical Supreme Court The brute ascension of Justice Kavanaugh throws a wrecking ball at any remaining illusion that the Court is the only nonpartisan branch of government.
supreme court
Oct. 7, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh Sworn In as 114th Supreme Court Justice Chief Justice John Roberts and former Justice Anthony Kennedy administered the oaths to Kavanaugh at a private ceremony on Saturday night.
last night on late night
Oct. 7, 2018
McConnell Says Outrage Will ‘Blow Over’ and GOP Takeover of Courts Will Continue The Senate Majority leader has been enjoying his Kavanaugh confirmation victory lap, and says more conservative court stacking is on the way.
mine’s bigger
Oct. 6, 2018
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Oct. 6, 2018
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Oct. 6, 2018
Women React to Kavanaugh’s Confirmation With Rage Women are productively raging and making their anger known.
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Oct. 6, 2018
Fox News Contributor Thinks Women Protesters Should Be Tasered Todd Starnes tweeted that women protesting the Kavanaugh vote were “animals.”
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Oct. 6, 2018
Screams From Protesting Women Interrupted Kavanaugh’s Vote Mike Pence called for order as women were carried out of the proceedings.
the body politic
Oct. 6, 2018
The Road to Progress Is Paved With Pain Despite this loss, we must not lose the moral fortitude to fight.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 6, 2018
Accused Sexual Assaulter Confirmed to Supreme Court As protests erupted outside the Senate, Brett Kavanaugh was officially confirmed on Saturday afternoon.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 5, 2018
Susan Collins’s Ultimate Betrayal The senator spoke of not believing Christine Blasey Ford and then of supporting the #MeToo movement — in the same speech.
last night on late night
Oct. 5, 2018
Lady Gaga Powerfully Defends Dr. Ford’s Senate Testimony on The Late Show “What I have seen on the news with this debate of Kavanaugh versus Dr. Ford — it’s one of the most upsetting things I’ve ever witnessed.”
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Oct. 5, 2018
Murkowski Just Showed That Putting Pressure on Your Senators Works The senator voted “no” on ending the Kavanaugh debate after her Alaskan constituents put pressure on her.
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Oct. 5, 2018
In Op-ed, Kavanaugh Assures Skeptics That He Will Say Whatever They Want to Hear The Supreme Court nominee’s Wall Street Journal op-ed is not an expression of newfound contrition, but one of unwavering opportunism.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 5, 2018
Senate Cuts Off Debate on Kavanaugh, Making His Confirmation All But Certain In the end, Jeff Flake, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin are giving Kavanaugh the votes he needed.
conspiracy theories
Oct. 5, 2018
Donald Trump Thinks Sexual-Assault Protesters Are ‘Paid Professionals’ Presumably in reference to the two brave sexual-assault survivors who confronted Senator Jeff Flake over his Kavanaugh vote.
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Oct. 5, 2018
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Oct. 4, 2018
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Oct. 4, 2018
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Oct. 4, 2018
Kavananugh: Maybe I Was ‘Too Emotional’ in Senate Testimony The Supreme Court nominee pushed back against claims that he lacks a judicial temperament in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 4, 2018
Why Heidi Heitkamp’s ‘No’ Vote Matters Her “no” is bigger than Brett Kavanaugh.
2018 midterms
Oct. 4, 2018
Will the Kavanaugh Fight Affect the Midterms? All the noise about Kavanaugh could encourage the older white voters who usually vote in midterms to show up, but Democratic enthusiasm remains high.
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 4, 2018
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 4, 2018
Thousands of ‘Cancel Kavanaugh’ Protesters March to the Supreme Court in D.C. “We’re marching from Kavanaugh’s current courthouse to the one he hopes to ascend to.”
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