Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., gave opening remarks March 21 as the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. “Throughout this process we should all remember that a Supreme Court Justice is not a lawmaker by another name. A Supreme Court Justice performs a crucial, but limited, function in our political system,” … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Jackson about Supreme Court cameras, free speech on campus
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 23 as the Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Sasse questioned her about how her views as a judge have evolved, public trust in the high court, how she sees the issue of free speech on campus and the idea of putting cameras in the Supreme Court. “The jackassery we often … [Read more...]
Congressman uses auctioneer talk to drown out protester at Twitter hearing
A surreal moment broke out when protester Laura Loomer interrupted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's congressional hearing. Subscribe to the CBS News Channel HERE: http://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBSN live HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7 Follow CBS News on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook HERE: http://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on … [Read more...]
Liz Cheney central in test case of Trump’s power over Republicans | ABC News
It should have been a sleepy contest in America's conservative west, but it's become a high-profile test case of Donald Trump's power over the Republican Party. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3paMoE9 Liz Cheney was one of the few conservatives who took on Mr Trump for his role inciting the Capitol insurrection. But now the three-time incumbent is … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Josh Hawley’s opening statement in Jackson Supreme Court confirmation hearings
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...]
Watch: Professor Slams Josh Hawley As ‘Transphobic’ In Roe V. Wade Hearing
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the reversal of Roe v. Wade, UC Berkley Law Professor Khiara Bridges, slammed Senator Josh Hawley for “transphobic” questions, that Bridges said denied trans people exist. In response, Hawley said he was not erasing trans people even though he did not believe men could get pregnant. Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2JjpnIb - … [Read more...]
Brittney Griner appears in court, gets detention in Russia extended for six more months
WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court for a preliminary hearing ahead of her July 1 trial more than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport on cannabis possession charges. On Monday, her detention was extended for another six months. #news #russia #brittneygriner CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News … [Read more...]
Clarence Thomas: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute
Stay Informed: http://emkinstitute.org/cthomasvid As the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan get underway, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute is partnering with the PBS NewsHour to provide video highlights of the nine most recent Senate confirmation … [Read more...]