LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck The naysayers will have to finally drop it in this case. Gorsuch, whether they like the president who nominated him or not, is incredibly well qualified to serve as a SCOTUS judge according to the American Bar Association– and that group would know these things. According…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is under increasingly intense pressure to back the nomination of fellow Coloradan Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. A slew of newspaper editorials, endorsements from prominent in-state legal groups, and a new ad-campaign have pinned the Colorado Democrat between Gorsuch-enthusiasts in the state’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor, CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Puzder said that he was “honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, told “Fox News Sunday” she believes the president’s Supreme Court nominee should get “a full and fair hearing” before her panel. President Donald Trump nominated Gorsuch to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, had an insanely stealthy trip to Washington, D.C., in order to avoid reporters. Trump reportedly called Gorsuch Monday to let the judge know he was the pick to fill the vacancy on the Court left by the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Moments ago, President Donald Trump, speaking from the White House, formally nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to be the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Taking the seat and continuing the legacy of the late Antonin Scalia. In introducing Gorsuch, Trump said he had committed as a candidate to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley President Donald Trump told Sean Hannity on Fox News Channel that he is prepared to ask Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to move for cloture, or the 60-vote threshold required to confirm a Supreme Court nominee. The 60-vote requirement for nominees to the federal bench was eliminated…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona said he’s leaning against voting for President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney, Wednesday. McCain cited Mulvaney’s decision to vote in favor of pulling all the troops out of Afghanistan as the…
By Kevin Daley A new poll finds a significant majority of Americans support the rapid confirmation of a Supreme Court justice who will interpret the Constitution according to its original meaning. Eighty percent of participants in a new Marist poll said filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court should be an “immediate” or “important” priority for…
by Micah J. Fleck Former Democratic presidential nominee Bernie Sanders was interviewed on CNN recently to give his thoughts on the election results from November 8th. When asked whether or not he thought he would have won against Donald Trump had he been the nominee. His response: “What good does it do now?” He said…