Articles by Alex Swoyer
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer met with Judge Neil Gorsuch Tuesday but said he's still not sold on President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, saying the judge seemed to be following a "deliberate strategy" to avoid answering tough questions.
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February 7, 2017
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Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana Democrat, met with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and emerged to say he is open to supporting the appeals court judge's promotion.
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February 6, 2017
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Voters are generally supportive of Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's new nominee to the Supreme Court, with pluralities saying in two new polls that he should be confirmed.
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February 6, 2017
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley says he wants to have Judge Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court by Easter, laying out a speedy schedule that's likely to meet resistance from Democrats.
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February 3, 2017
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A conservative watchdog group filed an open-records request with the EPA on Thursday demanding the agency explain whether its employees are using encrypted messaging apps to communicate about President Trump's environmental agenda outside of regular government channels.
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February 2, 2017
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President Trump urged Republicans on Wednesday to be prepared to trigger the nuclear option to get his Supreme Court pick confirmed, but party leaders said they hope to avoid a messy fight and approve Judge Neil Gorsuch without having to resort to a constitutional showdown.
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February 1, 2017
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Neil Gorsuch is a conservative judge and gifted writer who leaves no doubt where he stands, making him a natural successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, court-watchers said Tuesday.
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January 31, 2017
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President Trump will announce his nominee to the Supreme Court on Tuesday night and within seconds both sides will be rolling out email blasts and advertising as they try to define the pick in Americans' minds, knowing that the initial hours and days are crucial.
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January 30, 2017
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President Trump says he's "not 100 percent" about who his nominee for the Supreme Court will be, but that evangelicals and Christians will be represented fairly by the person he chooses.
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January 27, 2017
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If President Trump and conservative activists want to make good on their goal of replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia with a jurist of the same bent and caliber, a group of lawyers and academics have crunched the numbers and have come up with the answer: Judge William Pryor.
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January 26, 2017
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President Trump will announce on Thursday of next week who he wants to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, which has remained vacant for nearly a year.
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January 25, 2017
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As President Trump nears a decision this week on his Supreme Court nominee, conservative groups are actively trying to derail at least two of the judges reported to be at the top of his list, saying they can't be relied on to pursue conservative goals from the federal bench.
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January 24, 2017
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BillForFirstLady2016.com, a group supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, posted a pro-Hillary ad to YouTube on Tuesday, saying it is time for Mrs. Clinton to make "her-story."
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March 18, 2015
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An emotional Jay Palmer, a laid off technology worker, explained to the Senate Judiciary Committee the hardships of being replaced in the workforce by lower-cost foreign employees.
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March 17, 2015
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The former commander of the Maryland State Police Licensing Division admitted he was "schooled" by residents seeking concealed carry gun permits.
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March 17, 2015
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and likely 2016 presidential candidate, joined Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand to end the federal ban on medical marijuana, now legalized in 23 states.
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March 10, 2015
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The stars of Zoolander 2, coming to theaters next year, strutted down the runway Tuesday at the Valentino fashion show during Paris' Fashion Week.
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March 10, 2015
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A Georgia teen will spend the next 10 years on probation and must pay back nearly $30,000 that was mistakenly put into his bank account.
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March 10, 2015
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Robin Paul, a manager at the Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, appeared to mock mental health and the suicides of returning combat veterans, according to an email released by The Indianapolis Star.
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March 9, 2015
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has hired Brian Phillips as senior adviser to his political action committee, the latest move to beef up his staff for a possible run at the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
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March 9, 2015
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