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Merrick Garland Jan. 09, 2021
Amid Wednesday's riots, President-elect Joe Biden's selection of Judge Merrick Garland as attorney g... Read More
No-Drama Obama Plays Part in American Tragedy Sep. 30, 2020
WASHINGTON — So much drama: death and taxes, a Supreme Court vacancy and the beastly election ... Read More
Senate Leader's Obstructionism Is Preventing Mere Debate, Much Less Action Jun. 12, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he won't be taking up a House bill addressing the dilemm... Read More
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Mitch McConnell Jun. 03, 2019
With all the fake sincerity he could muster in 2016, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentu... Read More
Little Lies Mean a Lot Oct. 02, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh's fraught relationship with the truth took another hit Sunday, when a classmate from... Read More
Democrats Forget Rights of the Accused in Kavanaugh Case Sep. 23, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of Calif... Read More
This Is What Happens When You Lose an Election Jul. 12, 2018
This is what happens when you lose an election. You get Justice Neil Gorsuch instead of the wonderfu... Read More
Justice Gorsuch? Apr. 05, 2017
Judge Neil Gorsuch would never have been appointed to the Supreme Court by Hillary Clinton. He's way... Read More
What? You Expected Democratic Senators to Act Like Adults? Apr. 04, 2017
An uncomplimentary picture takes shape in the mind: the Senate's Democratic minority (save for a hig... Read More
Gorsuch: The Character Who Snowed One Side of the Aisle Mar. 24, 2017
WASHINGTON — Judge Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court nominee speaking before the Senate Judiciar... Read More
Obama's Best and Worst of Times Jan. 20, 2017
As the Barack Obama presidency dwindles down to the last day, there's no silent amen. Donald Trump ... Read More
Battle Lines Forming in War Over Trump Court Nov. 30, 2016
Opening shots are being fired over Donald Trump's anticipated Supreme Court nomination. A conservati... Read More
Shrink the Supreme Court? Nov. 03, 2016
When you can't win a fair contest, you have a few choices. You can gracefully accept the loss. You c... Read More
Supreme Court Picks Sep. 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton and her fellow progressives shout things like "Health care is a right!" They've also... Read More
Let's Break From Identity Politics, Together Apr. 26, 2016
Both parties sort voters by color and gender. Though there's nothing new about promoting solidarity ... Read More
Sen. Blunt Should Give Supreme Court Nominee a Fair Hearing Mar. 18, 2016
Obstructionist GOP senators are vowing to block President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick B. Ga... Read More
Obama Keeps Rosy Eye on History With Thorny Garland Nomination Mar. 18, 2016
Washington — Here comes a great courtroom drama, pitting the president against the Senate, whi... Read More
Obama to GOP: Do as I Say, Not as I Did Mar. 17, 2016
Washington, D.C., should host an Olympics for finger-pointing. There would be no shortage of accompl... Read More
