Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. gave opening remarks March 21 as the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, citing a series of cases involving child pornography or sexual abuse of a child in which he says Jackson was the judge and had sentencing discretion. “What concerns me, and I've been very candid about this, … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley questions Jackson on child pornography sentencing
Warning: This part of the hearing contains graphic depictions of abuse involving children. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 23. As in his line of questioning in previous days, Hawley focused on some of the sentencing decisions Jackson made in child … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley questions Jackson in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 22. Hawley asked Jackson questions about her sentencing of an 18-year-old who, while still in high school, had possessed images depicting child abuse. Jackson had given the 18-year-old a sentence of three months, shorter than … [Read more...]
‘You take liberties’: Boris Johnson told to resign by liaison committee
Boris Johnson was asked when he was going to resign as prime minister by MPs at the Liaison Committee amid political turmoil in the Conservative Party. "You take liberties and get away with it, and allow other people to get away with taking liberties," Chris Bryant told Johnson at the meeting. Over 30 ministers, including the health secretary Sajid Javid and chancellor Rishi … [Read more...]
Justice Clarence Thomas released from hospital after treating infection
Meanwhile, the Jan. 6 congressional committee obtained dozens of text messages from the Supreme Court judge’s wife, Ginni Thomas, that seem to show her support for overturning the 2020 presidential election. SUBSCRIBE to GMA's YouTube page: https://bit.ly/2Zq0dU5 VISIT GMA's homepage: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com SIGN UP to get the daily GMA Wake-Up Newsletter: … [Read more...]
Former counsel to Mike Pence testifies at Jan. 6 committee hearing
“The framers of our Constitution would never have entrusted any one person with the unilateral authority to alter the outcome of a presidential election," Greg Jacob said. 6th,January,abc,capital,committee,greg,hearing,jacob,mike,news,p_cmsid=2494279,p_vid=news-85440662,pence,riot,testimony … [Read more...]
Jan. 6 committee holds 3rd hearing
ABC News White House correspondent MaryAlice Parks and attorney Jeff Robbins discuss what to expect with the third hearing focusing on former Vice President Mike Pence. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK … [Read more...]
Bombshell testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings l ABCNL
ABC News contributors Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Sarah Isgur on testimony from Pence’s former legal counsel and a former federal judge on Trump’s plan to overturn the election. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK … [Read more...]
Jan. 6 hearings: Day 3 key moments
The House's Jan. 6 committee held its third public hearing focusing on the pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence. SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc #abcnews #donaldtrump #mikepence … [Read more...]
Jan. 6 hearing: Trump’s call with Georgia on 2020 election, Brad Raffensperger
The House 1/6 committee outlined on Tuesday Donald Trump’s relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, aiming to show it led to widespread personal threats on the stewards of American democracy — election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president’s efforts. 2020 ELECTION,Brad Raffensperger,CALL,COMMITTEE,ELECTION,GEORGIA,HEARING,JAN … [Read more...]