Judiciary Committee senators begin questioning Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh about his record and legal positions during the second day of his confirmation hearing.
Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees didn’t always exist. But the 19th Amendment, school desegregation and television all contributed to major changes in the process.
Confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh opened with protests and theater, as Democrats portrayed the judge as a hopeless partisan.
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to present himself and answer questions from lawmakers. Here’s what to watch.
A decision to back a lawsuit seeking to curb race-based college admissions follows a pattern by the Justice Department to reshape civil rights enforcement.
With their confidence growing, House Democrats are preparing an onslaught of investigations that would put President Trump on defense and slow talk of impeachment.
Two different pictures of Brett Kavanaugh are expected to emerge at his confirmation hearings, with Democrats casting him as a threat to abortion rights and Republicans portraying him as an advocate for women.
Senator Chuck Schumer denounced the Trump administration’s decision to cite executive privilege in refusing to release records relating to Judge Kavanaugh’s time as a lawyer in the Bush White House.
Most confirmation hearings concern nominees who would not change the court’s basic direction. Judge Kavanaugh is the rare nominee who would, for two important reasons.