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28 Sep 2020, 10:03 am
The Senate always has an even number of Senators, because each state receives two. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 9:59 am
In 2016, the Republican-held Senate did not conduct hearings or a vote on President Obama’s nominee Merrick Garland, but instead held the Supreme Court seat open through the election on the premise that the public should have a say in who replaced Justice Scalia: that if President Obama was succeeded by a Republican, that would signal that the public wanted a conservative justice appointed to the court. [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 6:54 am
Consumer Data Protection Act, Filter Bubble Transparency Act and Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act — Senate Republicans’ SAFE DATA Act provides some of the strongest privacy protections to date, writes Müge Fazlioglu for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). [read post]
28 Sep 2020, 6:17 am
All that supports the current Republican effort to fill the Bader Ginsburg seat is the force of numbers: they have the presidency and a majority of the Senate. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 9:46 am
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has his caucus on board with an effort to disrupt and obstruct Senate Republicans, using a wide range of procedural tools to try to make it difficult for the Senate majority leader. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 7:22 am
“Republicans assert sense of inevitability on Barrett’s confirmation; GOP senators are quickly rallying around Trump’s Supreme Court pick, with plans for a pre-election vote despite Democratic opposition”: Burgess Everett of Politico has this report, along with a report headlined “Schumer to Democrats: Focus on health care to beat Barrett; ‘We must focus like a laser on health care because Judge Barrett’s record is so clear on this issue. [read post]
27 Sep 2020, 4:31 am
Republicans are eyeing a vote in late October, though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t yet said ... [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 6:34 pm
At least five Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee arrive: Mike Lee of Utah, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Josh Hawley of Missouri. [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 4:06 pm
” Senate Republicans reportedly plan to begin four days of hearings on Barrett’s nomination on Oct. 12, with a vote to follow sometime before the presidential election on Nov. 3. [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 9:12 am
Then-sPresident Barack Obama had nominated Judge Merrick Garland to replace Scalia, but Senate Republicans had refused to hold hearings or a vote. [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 8:45 am
Howell shared an episode of the Lawfare Podcast featuring an interview with Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, about her new book, “How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict”: Sewell shared Senate Republicans’ widely disparaged report on the ties between Hunter Biden and Ukraine, as well as a rebuttal report by congressional Democrats. [read post]
26 Sep 2020, 4:01 am
For at least the next few months, the Republicans control the Senate and can use their raw power again. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 3:22 pm
” Catherine Lucey of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy; The president is expected to choose the solidly conservative judge with strong Republican support to succeed the late liberal-leaning Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 2:27 pm
Trump and a Republican-controlled Senate to lock down his seat for another generation. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 2:22 pm
He is a former two-term Republican U.S. senator from Oregon. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 1:42 pm
Since the Senate has a Republican majority and both Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are pushing for a nomination and vote as soon as possible, we are sure to see a showdown during the lead-up to the election. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 1:00 pm
Republicans appear to be lining up behind President Donald Trump’s effort to fill Ginsburg’s seat this fall. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 10:57 am
The 10th District Legislators – Senator Jim Holzapfel and Assemblymen Greg McGuckin and John Catalano – today chastised Governor Murphy and the Trenton Democrats after a budget weighed down with spending and tax increases was approved without Republican support The 10th District Legislators said the majority in Trenton has used the pandemic as an excuse to spend more, tax more and ignore the needs of New Jersey taxpayers. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 10:30 am
” Burgess Everett of Politico reports that “Republicans prep lightning-quick Supreme Court confirmation; Senate GOP leaders are eager to hold a pre-election vote on Trump’s yet-to-be named nominee. [read post]
25 Sep 2020, 7:46 am
Republican Sen. [read post]
