CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington Post politics reporter who said the newspaper discriminated against her as a woman and victim of sexual assault.

Some Republican senators considering Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination are still hung up on Brett Kavanaugh.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes.

If the U.S. Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson she will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Sen. Lindsey Graham is among a handful of Republicans declaring a willingness to back President Joe Biden's yet-to-be-announced Supreme Court nominee.

In a Senate where bitter Supreme Court battles have left a lasting imprint, the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for Supreme Court has the potential to be much less combative and toxic.

Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies.

Trump also briefly considered dropping Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court pick, according to Mark Meadows' new book.

During his confirmation to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh assured Sen_ Susan Collins a woman's right to an abortion was “settled law.”.

America had yet to really learn about sexual harassment when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas in front of an all-male Senate panel in October 1991.

From my own experience in 1991, I knew that her life would never be the same.

Since its launch in 2017, the #MeToo movement has experienced some fits and starts.

Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assault.

Win McNamee/GettyThe FBI has revealed that it received 4,500 tips during its investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but it only passed along some of them to White House lawyers, ignoring countless others.In a June 30 letter to Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chris Coons (D-DE), an FBI assistant director, Jill Tyson, said that “all relevant tips” from a batch of 4,500 received during a 2018 investigation into former President Donald T

Senate Democrats are raising new concerns about the thoroughness of the FBI’s background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after the FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided “all relevant” ones to the White House counsel’s office.

Christine Blasey Ford's attorneys say new information of the tips confirms that the FBI background review of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was "a sham."

The pandemic hasn't slowed down two of the most prominent #MeToo attorneys, who say they're having their busiest year ever.

The FBI investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process may have been "fake" and compromised by politics, a senator alleges in a letter to the new attorney general, Merrick Garland. He said the FBI's Kavanaugh investigation from 2018 appeared to have been "politically-constrained and perhaps fake." Then-President Trump authorized an FBI investigation into the claim, but the investigation did not include interviews with Kavanaugh, Blasey Ford or several key witnesses to the alleged incidents, and the FBI's report was never released to the public. "This 'tip line' appears to have operated more like a garbage chute, with everything that came down the chute consigned without review to the figurative dumpster." Whitehouse asks Garland to "facilitate proper oversight by the Senate" of the Kavanaugh investigation, along with several other Justice Department incidents from before his tenure.

FILE In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, D-Manhattan, speaks in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomos response to accusations that he sexually harassed women on the job is being viewed as a tone-deaf faux-pology by critics and victim's advocates. Cuomo said in a statement that he only meant to joke with staff to add levity to their serious work. Yuh-Line Niou calls sexual harassment at the statehouse rampant. __This story has been updated to correct the age of Yuh-Line Niou.

Barrett tells the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House initially contacted her Sept. 19, the day after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, creating the court vacancy. Trump made the offer when she visited the White House on Monday, Sept. 21, “and I accepted,” she wrote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was “even more convinced” of Barrett after their brief meeting. The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold hearings Oct. 12. At the Capitol, Vice President Mike Pence said Barrett “represents the best of America.” The White House formally submitted the nomination Tuesday.

The court will hear a case challenging the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law just after the election, adding to the urgency of the issue. Asked about Feinstein's earlier comments, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, another committee member, said “religious faith should not be at issue here.” He then pivoted to health care. On Monday, Harris told voters in North Carolina that without the health care law, birth control coverage could be eliminated and pregnancy could be considered a preexisting condition. In focusing on health care, Democrats would be taking a different posture than in the last Supreme Court confirmation fight, when they argued that then-nominee Brett Kavanaugh was not fit to be a justice. They will also tie the health care issue to the pandemic and to abortion rights, the aides said.

The Senate is ready to move quickly on a Supreme Court nominee. A confirmation vote so close to a presidential election would be unprecedented, creating significant political risk and uncertainty for both parties. Collins has said the next president should fill the court seat, and she will vote “no” on Trump’s nominee on principle. No matter what happens in this year’s election, Republicans are still expected to be in charge of the Senate during that period. DIDN’T MCCONNELL SAY IN 2016 THAT THE SENATE SHOULDN’T HOLD SUPREME COURT VOTES IN A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR?

The Health and Human Services Department, which oversees BARDA, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "That's a position that's really criticial to trying and getting some of these therapeutics [treatments for coronavirus] over the finish line." "To this point, I have led the government's efforts to invest in the best science available to combat the Covid-19 pandemic." political leadership, including criticism for my proactive efforts to invest early into vaccines and supplies critical to saving American lives. "I insisted that these drugs be provided only to hospitalized patients with confirmed Covid-19 while under the supervision of a physician."

Michael Bromwich will have "full autonomy" to conduct the review of the department's Gun Trace Task Force "without interference from us," said Police Commissioner Michael Harrison . The city on Wednesday asked a federal judge to approve its plans for the independent review. Eight members of the Gun Trace Task Force have been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to prison. Harrison said it is "vitally important" to understand how the Gun Trace Task Force's corruption persisted for years. Baltimore Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young said an independent investigation is "essential" to help rebuild trust between the police department and the public.

FILE PHOTO: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) cries as Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., September 27, 2018. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney will be the acting chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee after the death Thursday of chairman Elijah Cummings, a senior Democratic leadership aide said. Maloney is No. 2 Democrat in seniority on the panel. The caucus process to elect a permanent chair will be announced at a later time, the aide said.

FILE PHOTO: Senator Ben Sasse reacts at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for Christine Blasey Ford to testify about sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday said there are real troubling things here in a whistleblowers complaint about President Donald Trumps conversation with Ukraines leader. Senator Ben Sasse, speaking to reporters upon leaving a secure room for senators to read the complaint, added that Republicans ought not just circle the wagons to protect Trump. Similiarly, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that the document was very troubling. There are so many facts that have to be examined, Schumer said.

Robert S. Mueller III wanted to keep a low profile. Heres a rundown of others in the Trump era and what to expect on Wednesday. It showcased a dramatic daylong confrontation between Kavanaugh and Ford as senators grilled them about their memories of that night. California Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) asked whether Trump had ever asked Cohen to issue threats on his behalf. Expect Republicans to try to discredit the former FBI director, arguing that his Russia investigation was politically motivated and biased against Trump from the start.

Robert S. Mueller III wanted to keep a low profile. Heres a rundown of others in the Trump era and what to expect on Wednesday. It showcased a dramatic daylong confrontation between Kavanaugh and Ford as senators grilled them about their memories of that night. California Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Hillsborough) asked whether Trump had ever asked Cohen to issue threats on his behalf. Expect Republicans to try to discredit the former FBI director, arguing that his Russia investigation was politically motivated and biased against Trump from the start.