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4 Aug 2010, 1:35 pm by Lisa McElroy
  Yes, given the Democratic majority in the Senate and the confirmed votes of several Republicans, Kagan’s transition from Solicitor General to Associate Justice sometime in the next few days is all but assured. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 1:04 pm by WIMS
Jan 27: According to an announcement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement on a rules package that includes a pledge by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) not to use the so-called "constitutional option" to seek to change Senate rules "in this or the next Congress. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 1:29 pm
“Tax Policy is Jobs Policy” Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean issued the following statement today after the New Jersey Taxpayer Alliance (NJTA) named all 16 Republican Senators as “Taxpayer Champions.” The Alliance honored the legislators after an analysis of voting records on bills deemed crucial to the taxpayer community. “My Republican colleagues and I understand that tax policy is jobs policy. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 1:05 pm by Andrew Ramonas
They sent the letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and his Republican counterpart on the panel, Sen. [read post]
14 Feb 2016, 7:38 am
"Mitch McConnell Voted To Confirm A Supreme Court Justice In Reagan's Final Year; So did every single Republican senator": Jennifer Bendery of The Huffington Post has this report. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 8:15 am
"Senate GOP: Activist Federal Judges Wanted; The hypocrisy of a group of Republicans who are supporting the lawsuit against Obama's recess appointments. [read post]
24 Mar 2022, 5:02 pm by Howard Bashman
Republican Senators Say No Boycott Planned for Jackson Committee Vote; Supreme Court nominee on track to be confirmed next month”: Lindsay Wise, Siobhan Hughes, and Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal have this report. [read post]
27 Oct 2020, 5:45 pm by Howard Bashman
“How an anti-democratic Constitution gave America Amy Coney Barrett; The Republican Supreme Court was brought to you by a malapportioned Senate and the Electoral College”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox. [read post]
4 Jul 2018, 8:09 pm by Howard Bashman
“Liberal Democrats mount campaign against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee by targeting two Republican senators”: Michael Scherer of The Washington Post has this report. [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 9:03 am
"Trump's judge picks: 'Not qualified,' prolific bloggers; But Republican senators still get on board. [read post]
23 Feb 2007, 11:13 am
Senate Republicans blocked a nonbinding resolution opposing the president's escalation of the war in Iraq. [read post]
16 Jan 2018, 8:33 am by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Getty Images | Linda Braucht) A Senate bill to restore the recently repealed net neutrality rules now has support from 50 of 100 senators and would pass if one more Republican backs the effort. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 12:25 am
Today, the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to consider the nomination of John M. [read post]
12 Sep 2005, 8:18 am
[JURIST] As US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] confirmation hearings commenced Monday [JURIST report] for nominee John Roberts [JURIST news archive], Democrats and Republicans sparred over the appropriateness of questioning Roberts about controversial issues such as privacy rights and abortion. [read post]
13 Sep 2006, 7:11 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] approved the National Security Surveillance Act of 2006 [S 2453 summary] Wednesday, a bill that pushes forward Republicans' efforts to confer legal status on the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive], which involves warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency [official website]. [read post]