Democratic opponents and their allies swiftly objected to some of the nominees, in large part over views aligned with stricter abortion access. Continue reading →

Republican senators partied it up in ‘Saturday Night Live”s cold open in celebration of Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading →

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he never would have pulled the plug on Brett Kavanaugh because the Supreme Court nominee deserved an up-or-down vote – even if it failed. Continue reading →

“We’d been trying to figure out how to get the base excited about this election, and nothing unifies Republicans like a court fight,” U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told Reuters. Continue reading →

This account of how Republicans brought Kavanaugh back from the brink is based on roughly a dozen interviews with administration officials, senators, aides and others. Continue reading →

“For Republican candidates to win in swing states, they need all of the voters who support President Trump, plus a chunk of those who do not,” said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster. Continue reading →

“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it,” McCain wrote in his memoir, referencing a line from Ernest Hemingway’s book “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Continue reading →

Michelle Wolf, the comedian whose remarks about White House press secretary Sarah Sanders stirred controversy at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, has now set her sights on Ivanka Trump.  Continue reading →

Trump appeared to suggest Thursday he has no intention of trying to fire Mueller, for now. Continue reading →

Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight on Friday, and was not renewed amid a dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democrats over immigration. Continue reading →