Merrick Garland Has Recused Himself From The Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh  —  Chief Judge Merrick Garland disqualified himself from handling ethics complaints against US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit announced Saturday morning.

Among the Thousands of FBI Tips, a Statement From an Aggrieved Truck Owner  —  As senators were mulling their position on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, many headed to the Senate basement to view the FBI reports on the roughly 10 interviews they conducted in regard …

McConnell calls opposition to Kavanaugh a ‘great political gift’ to Republicans  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he never considered urging the White House to withdraw Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court and called opposition to the judge a “great political gift” …

Kagan warns that Supreme Court may not have a swing vote anymore  —  Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Friday she fears the high court may lack a justice going forward who would serve as a swing-vote on cases, speaking hours after President Trump's second nominee Brett Kavanaugh secured enough votes to be confirmed.

Brett Kavanaugh Cannot Have It Both Ways  —  As the former dean of Yale Law School, I'm shocked by the judge's partisan turn.  —  Brett Kavanaugh and I differ on most fundamental questions of constitutional law.  Nevertheless, as a former dean of the institution where he received his law degree …

McConnell: Conservative revamp of the courts isn't done yet  —  The Senate majority leader calls the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh a ‘seminal moment’ for the conservative movement.  —  Mitch McConnell isn't done with his “project” to revamp the nation's courts.

Trump says GOP Sen. Murkowski ‘will never recover’ for voting ‘no’ on Kavanaugh  —  President Trump predicted Saturday that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) “will never recover” politically for her vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh as he celebrated his nominee's ascension following …

Senate Confirms Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Ending a Clash With Lasting Fallout  —  WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, delivering a victory to President Trump and ending a rancorous Washington battle that began …

Senators vote to confirm Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice amid protests  —  The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh Saturday as the next Supreme Court justice — but the vote, like the controversial confirmation process, was anything but smooth.  —  Protesters in the public viewing gallery …

Our View: With a ‘yes’ vote, Sen. Collins ties her legacy to that of Brett Kavanaugh  —  It may not seem fair to pin so much responsibility on one senator, but she is part of a small group of her colleagues who could break a partisan vote.  —  Maine's Sen. Susan Collins did more than announce …

Senators representing less than half the U.S. are about to confirm a nominee opposed by most Americans  —  There have been five presidents who assumed the office after having lost the popular vote.  Between them, they nominated 12 justices who ended up serving on the Supreme Court.

Confirming Kavanaugh: A Triumph for Conservatives, but a Blow to the Court's Image  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump and for Senate Republicans, confirming Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice will be a hard-won political victory.  But for the conservative legal movement …