Tag: Durbin, Richard J

Despite Biden’s Success on Judges, Progressives Demand a Faster Pace

WASHINGTON — With an extended summer recess looming and their majority at risk in November elections, Senate Democrats…

Biden Drops Plan to Name Anti-Abortion Lawyer Backed by McConnell as Judge

WASHINGTON — The White House is abandoning plans to nominate a Kentucky lawyer who opposes abortion rights and…

Congress Is Paralyzed on Guns. Here’s Why Chris Murphy Is Still Hopeful.

WASHINGTON — It did not take long after the racist gun massacre in Buffalo for a familiar sense…

With Jackson Headed to Supreme Court, New Judicial Battles Loom

WASHINGTON — The partisan clash that concluded with the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme…

The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t

WASHINGTON — The Republican manhandling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week was convincing evidence that the Senate’s…

Pledging to ‘Stay in My Lane,’ Jackson Defends Her Record

WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday pushed back on Republican attacks on her record, defending her…