Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
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Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as nominee for Supreme Court seat
The announcement sets up what is likely to be a fierce confirmation battle. President Trump on Saturday announced he has chosen Amy Coney Barrett as his pick to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a move that could significantly shift the nation’s highest court to the right if she’s confirmed by the…
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GOP has votes to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court pick by Nov. 3, Lindsey Graham says
WASHINGTON – Republicans have the votes to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick before the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to the Senate Judiciary chairman who will shepherd the nomination through the chamber. “The nominee is going to be supported by every Republican in the Judiciary Committee,” Chairman Lindsey Graham told Fox News late Monday. “We’ve got the…
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Pelosi won’t rule out using impeachment as option to stop Trump Supreme Court pick
‘We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people.’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday would not rule out impeachment as an option to stop President Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick from being confirmed to the bench, saying Democrats will “use every arrow in our quiver” to block the eventual nominee. Just hours after it was…
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Justice Roberts Unilaterally Suspends DC Court’s Ruling That Would Make Trump Taxes Available
Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court has put the brakes on a lower court’s ruling that would have made President Donald Trump’s taxes available. The order offered no reason for the action, which means the accounting firm of Mazars USA is not forced to offer up the documents, Fox News reported. The House Oversight Committee had agreed…
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Supreme Court hears case on DACA
WASHINGTON (SBG) – Outside the Supreme Court Tuesday, protests erupted, as the nine justices heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the future for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In a memorandum issued by then-Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, detailed the administration’s reasons for rescinding the program,…
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Trump loses appeal in New York tax case, must hand over returns
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s tax returns must be turned over to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who had subpoenaed the documents from Trump’s accounting firm as part of an investigation into the pre-election payoffs to two women who alleged affairs with Trump. Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow said he would appeal the case to…
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Supreme Court allows Trump asylum restrictions to take effect, ending 9th Circuit injunctions
In a major win for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court issued an order late Wednesday ending all injunctions that had blocked the White House’s ban on asylum for anyone trying to enter the U.S. by traveling through a third country, such as Mexico, without seeking protection there. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – long a liberal bastion that has…
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Supreme Court paves way for Trump administration to use military funds for border wall
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Friday in lifting a freeze backed by a lower court that had halted plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds for border wall construction. The decision, which split the bench along ideological lines, allows the administration to move ahead with plans to use military funds to replace existing fencing…
