Author: Kate Scanlon, Washington Examiner

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday asked Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, how she would feel had she been “ambushed” the way he said Democrats did to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The South Carolina Republican grilled Jackson on the third day of her confirmation hearing on her sentencing practices as…

Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton pressed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, on Tuesday about crime statistics and claims that her sentences for child pornography offenses were overly lenient. Cotton asked Jackson a series of questions about crime statistics, whether the United States needs more law enforcement officers, and…

Sen. Ted Cruz didn’t go easy on his former Harvard Law classmate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Tuesday, grilling President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court on critical race theory and allegations her sentences for child pornography offenses were lenient. Cruz told Jackson her opening statement on Monday was “powerful and inspirational.” He then…

Sen. Lindsey Graham voiced his frustrations with previous Supreme Court confirmation hearings on Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s nomination to the high court. The South Carolina Republican relitigated controversial moments from the confirmation hearings of judicial nominees, including Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom Graham said was treated poorly…

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, issued a robust response Tuesday, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, to allegations she has issued lenient sentences to child pornography offenders, arguing her sentences were appropriate within the scope of her judicial authority. Asked by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Dick Durbin,…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn signaled her intention to question Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on education and girls sports during the hearing on her nomination to the Supreme Court. In her opening remarks, the Tennessee Republican said she frequently hears from her constituents on “the issue of parental rights and wanting to be able to rear their…

Sen. Ted Cruz brought up the confirmation process for Justice Brett Kavanaugh Monday in opening remarks during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s hearing on her nomination to the high court. The Texas Republican, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, mentioned his own podcast while telling Jackson her hearing would not be “a political circus.” “A…

Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate primary grew more contentious Friday evening as candidates continued to jockey for an endorsement from former President Donald Trump. In recent weeks, investment banker Mike Gibbons has climbed to the top of polls, above Josh Mandel, a former state treasurer and an early front-runner, author J.D. Vance, former Ohio GOP Chairwoman…

Ohio Republican Senate candidates Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons nearly came to blows during a candidate forum Friday evening. Mandel, a former state treasurer and an early front-runner in the race, has targeted Gibbons in recent weeks in the contentious and competitive Republican primary. Gibbons, a businessman, has steadily climbed the polls. KEVIN MCCARTHY: MADISON…

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a member of his conference, was wrong for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” amid Russia’s invasion. Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican, made the comments to supporters at an appearance in Asheville earlier this month. GRAHAM STANDS BY CALL FOR PUTIN ASSASSINATION OR REMOVAL: ‘SOONER…