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23 Mar 2017, 1:18 pm by Adam Gillette
 After all, elected presidents nominate someone to the Supreme Court and elected senators decide whether to confirm the nominee. [read post]
5 Feb 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
  As many progressives advocate Court-packing and many conservatives oppose it, the Article shows that there are principled reasons to oppose Court-packing at this time even if one believes that Senate Republicans violated an important convention requiring good-faith consideration of Supreme Court nominees, and even if one is deeply concerned about the ideological orientation and methodological assertiveness of the current Court. [read post]
4 Aug 2016, 1:49 pm by Sandy Levinson
  One source for the use of the term "sociopath" is former New Hampshire Republican senator  Gordon Humphrey, who told NBC News, "I am ever more confirmed in my belief that Trump is a sociopath, without a conscience or feelings of guilt, shame or remorse. [read post]
20 Mar 2025, 8:11 am by Tom Smith
And you could do this with simple majorities of the House and Senate. [read post]
9 Oct 2007, 3:11 am
There’s been lots of crowing over the expectation that a Guiliani nomination will split the Republican base, but won’t this achieve the same thing on the Democratic side? [read post]
3 Nov 2008, 9:08 am
It is a sign of how fed up Americans are with Republicans that millions are ready to take that leap even in dangerous times.To his supporters, such as Colin Powell, the first-term Senator has the chance to be "transformational," the kind of gauzy concept that testifies to Mr. [read post]
30 Sep 2021, 5:32 am by Neil H. Buchanan
Republicans are so committed to this strategy that all 50 Senate Republicans even filibustered the attempt to increase the debt ceiling this week, which is odd even on its own terms. [read post]
13 Aug 2014, 3:55 pm by David S. Jones
“The New York Is Home Act” was introduced by State Senator Gustavo Rivera in the Senate (S7879) and Assembly Member Karim Camara in the Assembly (A10129). [read post]
24 Oct 2010, 12:33 pm by Josh Sturtevant
Luckily, he is also unlikely to be a Senator any time soon either; the Independent candidate was not invited to the latest debate between the Democratic and Republican offerings and poll numbers suggest that nothing short of both of those candidates dropping out of the race would be enough to lead to a Mosler victory. [read post]
4 Feb 2022, 8:01 am by Brad Schnure
Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho and Senator Michael Doherty said the Senate Judiciary Committee must perform a thorough vetting of Attorney General nominee Matt Platkin, including his handling of Katie Brennan’s alleged sexual assault and his role in guiding the Murphy Administration’s extensive use of emergency powers during the pandemic. [read post]
14 Nov 2007, 6:08 am
Charles Grassley of Iowa, the committee's senior Republican, repeated a call for full repeal. [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 4:32 am
What might appeal to the Senate, however, is the cost: just over $600 billion. [read post]
23 Jun 2008, 10:21 pm
  Senate Republicans have indicated they will seek to amend the legislation to require competitive bidding when the Senate takes up the measures. [read post]
10 Sep 2012, 7:06 am by Kristen Eichensehr
  Senator Lieberman has also supported executive action, but Senator Collins, a Republican co-sponsor of the bill, has opposed issuance of an executive order. [read post]
20 Dec 2019, 3:56 am by SHG
But now, with Tribe coming up with more imaginative ways to game the rules so as to provide the Democrats in the House with “leverage” to force Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to acquiesce to their (frankly reasonable) demands, the assumption that these rules will hold, remain in force and somehow constrain the Senate to sit there with its Republican thumbs discretely hidden in a certain orifice, seems aspirational at best. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 12:08 pm by Stephen Gottlieb
Democrats under Bush and Republicans under Obama started calling lengthy adjournments “pro forma sessions. [read post]
3 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
"Hopefully, we can get this done, but Republicans aren't inclined to give us much of anything right now," the aide told Politico.Food safety advocates and sponsors of the legislation maintain the bill had strong bipartisan support, a feat in the current political climate. [read post]