Tag: susan collins
Joe Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts
President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders, a notable departure from four years...
Susan Collins votes against Amy Coney Barrett, heads home to save...
When Republican Sen. Susan Collins had to vote on a Supreme Court justice in 2018, she deliberated under the spotlight for weeks, building suspense...
Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days...
US to get 9th justice with Dems powerless to block Barrett
A divided Senate is set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving the country a ninth justice Monday as Republicans overpower...
Parties’ late spending on Senate races shows GOP’s jeopardy
Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds:...
Donald Trump halts COVID-19 relief talks until after election
Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “not negotiating in good faith.”
Donald Trump interviews Amy Barrett while weighing a high court nominee
Trump said Monday he expects to announce his choice by week’s end, before the burial next week of Ginsburg.
GOP hopeful Supreme Court battle will help shift election
Republicans are looking to a Supreme Court nomination fight to unite a deeply fractured party as it faces the very real possibility of losing the White House and control of the Senate this fall.
Joe Biden to GOP senators: Don’t jam through Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
The extraordinary televised plea from the Democratic presidential candidate to Republican senators reflected the ferocious maneuvering that has followed Ginsburg's death.
Sen. Richard Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI...
His decision to leave the chairman position surprised fellow committee members.
