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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.   The state’s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November’s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.  The TV spot — which disclosed that the RGA was a donor but didn’t divulge how much it contributed — began running in local markets last week,  Before you dismiss H.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denied the sexual allegations multiple women have raised against him in heated, forceful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. “I will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process,” he said at high volume, his brow furrowed. “You’ve tried hard, you’ve given it your all, no one can question your effort. Your coordinated and well-funded effort to destroy my good name and destroy my family will not drive me out.

on Thursday evening showered Brett Kavanaugh with praise after the Supreme Court nominee forcefully denied sexual assault allegations during a Senate hearing, with the president calling on the Senate to vote to confirm him. In a tweet sent minutes after the dramatic hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee ended, Trump said Kavanaugh was “powerful, honest, and riveting” while blasting Democrats as “disgraceful.” “Judge Kavanaugh showed America exactly why I nominated him. His testimony was powerful, honest, and riveting.

Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination is hanging in the balance on Thursday after he and Christine Blasey Ford offered testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Ford alleges that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party the two attended as high schoolers in the early 1980s, a charge the nominee has adamantly rejected as false. With a handful of senators undecided on Kavanaugh's confirmation, MORE's second pick for the Supreme Court faces a difficult path.

Republicans emerged from a closed-door caucus meeting on Thursday night saying they will move forward Friday with a committee vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination. The vote will come a day after dramatic testimony from the nominee and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault. Several Republicans, including GOP Sen.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh offered a resounding defense of his character on Thursday as he angrily denied the charges of sexual assault made against him in equally compelling testimony earlier that day by Christine Blasey Ford. Ford's harrowing account of an alleged assault against her by Kavanaugh when they were in high school — and his vehement and emotional denial — created a roller coaster day on Capitol Hill.  Kavanaugh's confirmation looked doomed after Ford's testimony, and GOP senators appeared ashen-faced at times when she asserted that she had vivid recollections of Kavana