[ad_1] Updated 51m ago Sen. Jeff Merkley delivering marathon speech to protest Trump Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, is speaking on the Senate floor in protest of President Trump’s policies. He began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday evening and has carried on speaking through the night. You can watch a live stream…
[ad_1] After seeking the advice of lawmakers, constitutional scholars and advocacy groups, the president announced he would nominate Judge Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Mr. Obama praised him as “not only one of America’s sharpest legal minds,” but someone who has “a spirit of…
[ad_1] Senate GOP leaders remained steadfast Wednesday in their promise to not consider a Supreme Court nominee until Americans elect a new president. Shortly after President Obama announced his decision to nominate 63-year-old Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court at the White House Wednesday morning, Republicans on Capitol Hill reacted to his pick. “The…
[ad_1] President Obama announced Wednesday morning that he is nominating U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick B. Garland for the Supreme Court seat once occupied by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. “Today, I am nominating Chief Judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court,” Mr. Obama said from the White House Rose Garden with Garland…
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[ad_1] North Carolina Republicans in 2024 fell short of ousting moderate Rep. Don Davis in a race that became a rare bright spot for Democrats. But defeating Davis may soon become easier for the GOP. State senators on Tuesday passed a new Congressional map that shifts the state’s major battleground Democratic-held House district and…
[ad_1] Breaking down threats against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries – CBS News Watch CBS News A man who entered the Senate floor during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and was later granted clemency by President Trump has now been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Scott MacFarlane has details. [ad_2] Source…
[ad_1] The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress to further the historic preservation policy in the U.S., has written a letter urging the Trump administration to pause the demolition of the East Wing of the White House until a review of President Trump’s ballroom plans is completed. The letter, sent Tuesday and addressed…
[ad_1] Disgraced former Rep. George Santos described his time in prison, writing suicide notes, a conversation with President Trump and more in a wide-ranging interview Tuesday. Santos spoke with CBS News New York’s Marcia Kramer following the commutation of his sentence. He told her he found out his sentence had been commuted from fellow inmates who were…
[ad_1] As surging copper wire thefts are leaving many Los Angeles communities in the dark, a new statewide metal theft law set to kick in next year is aimed at recyclers who buy the stolen metal. Los Angeles city leaders, law enforcement and business leaders called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 476 as copper…
