Hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol steps Saturday afternoon, and more than a dozen made it into the Senate chamber where they shouted at senators voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Published October 6, 2018
Sen. Susan Collins delivered a masterful defense of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Friday, and moments later a key Democrat also announced his support, virtually ensuring Judge Kavanaugh's elevation to the high court. Published October 5, 2018
Sen. Lisa Murkowski -- the only Republican to join Democrats' filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh -- explained her vote Friday, saying she believes he is a good man but not the right man for the high court. Published October 5, 2018
Republicans beat back a Democrat-led filibuster Friday and voted to keep Brett Kavanaugh on track for the Supreme Court, linking arms and jumping into a political maelstrom. Published October 5, 2018
Sen. Joe Manchin, the lone Democrat who remains undecided on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, went back to read the FBI background reports again Friday morning and told reporters he still hasn't made up his mind. Published October 5, 2018
Brett M. Kavanaugh made a last-minute appeal to senators Thursday to elevate him to the Supreme Court, and Republicans were increasingly hopeful of corralling the votes this weekend to do just that, after an FBI investigation failed to back up several women's claims of sexual misconduct during his high school and college years. Published October 4, 2018
The FBI's updated background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh reached out to 11 people, compiled 46 new pages of notes from its interviews -- and appears to have made little headway in settling what really happened at high school and college parties more than 30 years ago. Published October 4, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh said Thursday he was passionate during his testimony last week in his forceful denial of any sexual wrongdoing, and the judge attempted to explain the level of frustration he's felt since being accused of sexual assault. Published October 4, 2018
Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said Thursday he feels "very good" about Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court following the completion of the FBI probe into the sexual misconduct allegations against the nominee. Published October 4, 2018
They didn't announce how they'd vote, but two of the three Republicans seen as key to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation praised the FBI's latest background check and said they didn't immediately seen any new information to back up claims of sexual misconduct. Published October 4, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley said Thursday the FBI's updated background report doesn't provide any new evidence to corroborate the allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Published October 4, 2018
The FBI was sending its new background check into Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Senate late Wednesday, and Republicans moved quickly to set up a first floor test, a vote to end a Democratic filibuster, for Friday. Published October 3, 2018
Images from Capitol Hill this week have featured a new backdrop behind senators — police officers, who have been assigned to protect lawmakers from violent protests as they walk the halls of their office buildings. Published October 3, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford's ex-boyfriend has sent a letter to the Judiciary Committee contradicting her claims last week that she never coached anyone about how to take a polygraph test, Fox News reported Tuesday. Published October 3, 2018
Two Supreme Court justices from opposite ends of the bench cast doubt Tuesday on the Justice Department's authority to require hundreds of thousands of convicts to register as sex offenders even though their cases came before the 2006 registration law passed. Published October 2, 2018
North Dakota Republican Kevin Cramer is leading Democrat incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp by 10 points in the race for her U.S. Senate seat, according to a recent Valley News Live poll. Published October 2, 2018
A Democratic activist has filed ethics complaints against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh at the federal circuit court where he currently sits, accusing him of perjury and engaging in conduct unbecoming of a judge during his Supreme Court confirmation battle. Published October 2, 2018
Bolstered by a new memo questioning the reliability of Brett M. Kavanaugh's chief accuser, Republican leaders on Monday set a firm deadline for the FBI to finish its investigation and for the Senate to vote this week on elevating Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Published October 1, 2018
The Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday with the justices appearing split down ideological lines on whether the federal government can designate private land as a critical habitat for an endangered species even when the animal isn't living on the land. Published October 1, 2018
Senate Democrats sent a letter Monday asking the FBI to ensure a broad investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, including more than two dozen interviews they want done. Published October 1, 2018
