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North Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates. What's next?
Read full article: North Dakota voters just approved an age limit for congressional candidates. What's next?North Dakota voters have just approved a ballot initiative that bars anyone who would be 81 years old during his or her U.S. House or Senate term from running for Congress.
Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett
Read full article: Riders can climb 'halfway to the stars' on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony BennettThe cable car dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco.
Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future
Read full article: Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain futureU.S. Rep. Katie Porter faces an uncertain future after being trounced in California's U.S. Senate race.
Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat
Read full article: Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seatRepublican former baseball star Steve Garvey is hoping to win over independents and soft Democratic voters in his longshot Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff.
Why AP declared Schiff, Garvey will face off for California's US Senate seat: Race call explained
Read full article: Why AP declared Schiff, Garvey will face off for California's US Senate seat: Race call explainedThe Associated Press has declared that Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey will advance to the November election for Californiaโs U.S. Senate seat based on an analysis of partial results from throughout the state.
California Senate: Schiff advances to November election to fill Feinsteinโs seat
Read full article: California Senate: Schiff advances to November election to fill Feinsteinโs seatRepublican former baseball star Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will compete in November for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California state and presidential primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California state and presidential primariesWith Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential campaigns are eyeing the California primary, which is the biggest prize of the day.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday's presidential nominating contests
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday's presidential nominating contestsWith contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election.
Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein's US Senate seat in California
Read full article: Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein's US Senate seat in CaliforniaA trio of prominent California Democrats is dueling with Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein's ban on assault weapons fades into history
Read full article: Senators tackle gun violence anew while Feinstein's ban on assault weapons fades into historyA new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings.
Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024
Read full article: Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024.
After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism
Read full article: After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activismOn the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, speakers called attention to a nationwide backlash against LGBTQ+ rights.
To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign
Read full article: To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaignCalifornia's newly appointed U.S. senator is facing a risky decision: whether or not to enter the 2024 race for her seat that already is crowded with candidates.
Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrity
Read full article: Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joins California US Senate race, gives GOP ballot dash of celebrityFormer baseball MVP Steve Garvey is joining the race to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein's legacy
Read full article: Advocate, artist, grandmother: National leaders and family gather to honor Feinstein's legacyVice President Kamala Harris and other national leaders praised the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a leader of uncommon integrity and defender of American values.
Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein
Read full article: Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne FeinsteinMourners are streaming into San Francisco City Hall to pay their respects to the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose casket is on display.
Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein
Read full article: Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. FeinsteinFormer union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history.
California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seat
Read full article: California governor chooses labor leader and Democratic insider to fill Feinstein's Senate seatWhen California Gov. Gavin Newsom needed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of his late mentor Dianne Feinstein, he could have turned to a big-city mayor, a member of Congress or a powerful legislator.
California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
Read full article: California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seatCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Democratic strategist and Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign adviser Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by Sen. Dianne Feinstein's death.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's body returns to San Francisco on military flight
Read full article: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's body returns to San Francisco on military flightA military jet carrying the body of California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has landed in her hometown of San Francisco.
Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She's being lauded as an evolving ally
Read full article: Dianne Feinstein was at the center of a key LGBTQ+ moment. She's being lauded as an evolving allyThe nation's LGBTQ+ leaders are lauding the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein as a longtime friend who learned and evolved to become an ally.
The Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friend
Read full article: The Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friendIn tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about her indomitable, fierce intelligence and how she had paved the way for so many women.
What Dianne Feinsteinโs death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdown
Read full article: What Dianne Feinsteinโs death means for control of the Senate and the looming government shutdownU.S. Sen. Dianne Feinsteinโs death creates a vacancy in the Senate at a time when Democrats hold the slimmest majority in the chamber.
California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinsteinโs replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman
Read full article: California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinsteinโs replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black womanCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing pressure to appoint a replacement for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
Read full article: Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90Tributes are pouring in for Dianne Feinstein, the trailblazing California senator, who has died at 90.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office says
Read full article: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, falls at home and goes to hospital, but scans are clear, her office saysSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he spoke with Sen. Dianne Feinstein after she fell in her home and went to the hospital for a short time.
California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband's trust to pay medical bills
Read full article: California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband's trust to pay medical billsAttorneys for California U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein say in a court filing that she is being stiffed on payments for โsignificantโ medical bills by a trust created for her benefit by her late husband.
Louis Vuitton takes Baroque and botanical cues from Italy's Isola Bella for Cruise 2024 collection
Read full article: Louis Vuitton takes Baroque and botanical cues from Italy's Isola Bella for Cruise 2024 collectionIncessant rain failed to put a damper on Nicolas Ghesquiereโs ambitions for his Louis Vuitton 2024 Cruise collection, unveiled to an A-list crowd including Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Stone.
California's Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?
Read full article: California's Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinsteinโs ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant.
Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness
Read full article: Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illnessDemocratic Sen. Dianne Feinsteinโs office says she is suffering from Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a complication from the shingles virus that can paralyze part of the face.
With Feinstein back in Senate, 3 of Biden's stalled judicial nominees move forward
Read full article: With Feinstein back in Senate, 3 of Biden's stalled judicial nominees move forwardSenate Democrats moved three of President Joe Bidenโs judicial nominees along party lines Thursday after weeks of delay due to California Sen. Dianne Feinsteinโs extended absence.
Feinstein returning to Senate after facing resignation calls
Read full article: Feinstein returning to Senate after facing resignation callsSen. Dianne Feinstein is returning to Washington after a more than two-month absence led to calls from within her own party for the oldest member of Congress to resign.
Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panel
Read full article: Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary panelRepublicans have blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Bidenโs stalled judicial nominees.
GOP leader McConnell returns to Senate after head injury
Read full article: GOP leader McConnell returns to Senate after head injurySenate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is back at work in the U.S. Capitol, almost six weeks after a fall at a Washington-area hotel and undergoing extended treatment for a concussion.
McConnell released from hospital, headed to inpatient rehab
Read full article: McConnell released from hospital, headed to inpatient rehabSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been released from the hospital after treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.
Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate race
Read full article: Trump impeachment leader Schiff joins California Senate raceThe political jockeying for the California Senate seat on the 2024 ballot is well underway, even as Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein has yet to say whether she'll run again.
Rep. Katie Porter seeking Feinstein's Senate seat in 2024
Read full article: Rep. Katie Porter seeking Feinstein's Senate seat in 2024Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California says she'll seek the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat and the oldest member of the chamber.
US maritime liability rules changed after 2019 boat fire
Read full article: US maritime liability rules changed after 2019 boat fireU.S. federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident victims and their families in response to the 2019 boat fire off the coast of Southern California that killed 34 people.
Senators want answers in wake of APโs prison investigations
Read full article: Senators want answers in wake of APโs prison investigationsThe chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he plans to question the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons this week about why the agency continues to stand by a high-ranking official who beat Black inmates in the 1990s.
LA councilman's future uncertain amid racism scandal
Read full article: LA councilman's future uncertain amid racism scandalThe troubled Los Angeles City Council appears headed into a long power struggle, as two disgraced councilmen resist widespread calls for their resignation amid a racism scandal and state investigation.
Florida judge faces criticism following order in Trump case
Read full article: Florida judge faces criticism following order in Trump caseA little-known federal judge appointed to the bench two years ago by Donald Trump is in the spotlight this week over her decision to hand the former president a major procedural win.
California's last nuke plant to seek US OK for extended run
Read full article: California's last nuke plant to seek US OK for extended runThe utility that oversees Californiaโs last operating nuclear power plant is taking steps to seek federal approval for an extended lifespan, just hours after the Legislature opened a pathway for a run that could last through 2030.
Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews
Read full article: Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crewsCalifornia has a first-in-the nation law and a $30 million training program both aimed at trying to help former inmate firefighters turn pro after they are released from prison.
Texas massacre casts shadow over hearing for ATF pick
Read full article: Texas massacre casts shadow over hearing for ATF pickLess than a day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, a Wednesday Senate hearing for President Joe Bidenโs pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reflected the deep political divisions over guns.
What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panel
Read full article: What GOP-nominated justices said about Roe to Senate panelIn one form or another, every Supreme Court nominee is asked during Senate hearings about his or her views of the landmark abortion rights ruling that has stood for a half century.
Senators push Garland to reform prisons after AP reporting
Read full article: Senators push Garland to reform prisons after AP reportingThe leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons.
San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board
Read full article: San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school boardSan Francisco residents have recalled three members of the cityโs school board for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.
Saga of San Francisco's school board heads to the ballot box
Read full article: Saga of San Francisco's school board heads to the ballot boxA seemingly endless amount of drama, name-calling, lawsuits and outrage from parents made the saga of San Franciscoโs school board a riveting pandemic sideshow.
Senators strike bipartisan deal on domestic violence bill
Read full article: Senators strike bipartisan deal on domestic violence billA bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a proposal to reauthorize the 1990s-era law that extends protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence after it lapsed in 2019 because of Republican opposition.
California recall brings Harris home to support Gov. Newsom
Read full article: California recall brings Harris home to support Gov. NewsomVice President Kamala Harris urged voters in her home state of California to defend the Democratic Party's progressive values by defeating the recall against Gov. Gavin Newsom.
EXPLAINER: Western water projects in infrastructure deal
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Western water projects in infrastructure dealThe sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this week includes funding for Western water projects that farmers, water providers and environmentalists say are badly needed across the parched region.
Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await
Read full article: Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles awaitSix decades after University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns and was treated with ridicule, he is seen as someone whose ideas could save the U.S. Westโs forests and ease wildfire dangers.
San Francisco school board's latest crisis: Racist tweets
Read full article: San Francisco school board's latest crisis: Racist tweetsFILE - In this June 1, 2020, file photo, San Francisco Mayor London Breed speaks outside City Hall in San Francisco. Breed joined a chorus of officials who have denounced the tweets by the vice president of San Francisco's school board, Alison Collins, as racist and anti-Asian. The posts resurfaced last week amid a surge of violence and harassment against Asian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country. They are the latest embarrassment for San Franciscoโs school board, which has prided itself on putting racial equity at the top of its agenda. Under a plan recently negotiated with its labor unions, San Francisco plans to phase-in the reopening of elementary school classrooms in mid-April.
Newsom defends Feinstein, says he's not expecting retirement
Read full article: Newsom defends Feinstein, says he's not expecting retirementGavin Newsom says he'll appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Feinstein retires before her term ends in 2024. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he expects and hopes Sen. Dianne Feinstein will serve her full term after suggesting the day before he's been thinking about her replacement. Newsom followed up Tuesday with extended and effusive praise for Feinstein, calling her a friend and mentor and praising her work in Washington. Feinstein and Newsom hail from San Francisco, a political power center where each served as mayor, though decades apart. Warschaw said she did not speak to Newsom but expects he heard from upset Feinstein supporters.
Newsom will appoint Black woman if Feinstein retires early
Read full article: Newsom will appoint Black woman if Feinstein retires earlyGavin Newsom says he'll appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Senate if Feinstein retires before her term ends in 2024. Gavin Newsom said Monday he'd appoint a Black woman to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she retires before her term is up in 2024. โWe have multiple names in mind and the answer is yes," he said during a interview on MSNBC's โThe ReidOut" when asked if he would name a Black woman to the seat if given the chance. Newsom recently held that power after then-California Sen. Kamala Harris was elected vice president. He faced competing pressure to name a Latino and a Black woman and eventually chose Alex Padilla, making him California's first Latino U.S. senator.
Tax forms help reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US
Read full article: Tax forms help reveal extent of unemployment fraud in USSome Americans are receiving tax forms saying they owe money on unemployment benefits they never received. Unemployment benefits are taxable, so government agencies must send a tax form to people who received them. AdBernie Irwin, 86, said her daughter-in-law and a friend also received the tax forms. Now, overwhelmed unemployment agencies could face another onslaught โ this time from people requesting corrected tax forms. He put a freeze on his credit and filed a fraud report with the state unemployment department but so far hasn't heard anything back.
San Francisco to strip Washington, Lincoln from school names
Read full article: San Francisco to strip Washington, Lincoln from school namesFILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, George Washington High School stands in San Francisco. The San Francisco school board has voted to remove the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln from public schools after officials deemed them and other prominent figures, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein unworthy of the honor. After months of controversy, the board voted 6-1 Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in favor of renaming 44 San Francisco school sites with new names with no connection to slavery, oppression, racism or similar criteria, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The decision by the San Francisco Board of Education in a 6-1 vote Tuesday night affects one-third of the city's schools and came nearly three years after the board started considering the idea. Itโs almost like a parody of leftist activism,โ said Gerald Kanapathy, a father of two young children, including a kindergartener at a San Francisco school not on the list.
Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit
Read full article: Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficitWASHINGTON โ President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit. Trump also said in his veto message to the Senate that the legislation sponsored by Sens. But they said at least 60 other marine species โ including whales, dolphins and sea lions โ can also become entangled in the nets, where they are injured or die. In 2018, California passed a four-year phaseout of large-mesh drift gillnets in state waters to protect marine life. He said Americans will import more swordfish and other species from foreign sources without this fishery.
Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate's lack of diversity
Read full article: Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate's lack of diversityGavin Newsom speaks at a COVID-19 testing facility in Valencia, Calif. As California Gov. Gavin Newsom's shoulders as he considers his pick to serve out the rest of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate term through 2022. The South saw its highest number of Black Senate candidates ever this year, but none won races outright. Labor icon Dolores Huerta and California Latinas for Reproductive Justice want Newsom to appoint a Black woman. De Leon won the endorsement of the California Democratic Party and prominent labor unions, in part because of his support for immigrant rights and aggressive policies to curb climate change.
California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch
Read full article: California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretchMyers, a former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, became a senior adviser to California Gov. She joins Jim DeBoo, a California consultant well-versed in the quirks of the state capital and statewide political campaigns, as a senior adviser to the governor. Beyond Myers, Newsom's new additions include DeBoo as senior adviser, making official on Jan. 1 a role he has informally held. Observers say adding him to Newsom's staff signals a desire for sharper political thinking and better connections with the state Legislature, but it could raise questions about special interests' access to the governor. Angie Wei, a Newsom adviser and former chief of staff for the California Labor Federation, is his new legislative affairs secretary.
After criticism, Feinstein to step down as top Judiciary Dem
Read full article: After criticism, Feinstein to step down as top Judiciary DemWASHINGTON โ California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday she will step down from her role as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, giving up the powerful spot after public criticism of her bipartisan outreach and her handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings. Feinstein, 87, said in a statement that she would not seek the position in the next Congress. 2 Democrat, said he will seek to replace Feinstein as the committee's top Democrat. He led daily news conferences during breaks in the hearings with the other Democrats on the panel while Feinstein usually did not appear. โItโs time for Sen. Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee,โ said Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice, which opposes conservative nominees to the courts.
California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris' job?
Read full article: California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris' job?Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest the competition to fill Kamala Harris' soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat. Padilla is one of a group of people being considered as one of the candidates for the Senate pick. A group of Black California lawmakers have organized a lobbying drive behind U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, who represents parts of Los Angeles and its suburbs. And they could wait: Californiaโs other Senate seat is held by 87-year-old Dianne Feinstein, the chamberโs oldest member. Does Newsom run the risk of angering groups who lose out on the Senate pick and who might make his re-election bid more difficult?
With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing
Read full article: With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearingSen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., shakes hands with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., at the close of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. โThis has been one of the best set of hearings that Iโve participated in,โ Feinstein said at the Senate Judiciary Committee. โItโs time for Sen. Feinstein to step down from her leadership position on the Senate Judiciary Committee,โ said Brian Fallon, the executive director of Demand Justice, which opposes conservative nominees to the courts. Trump has been able to install more than 200 judges on the federal bench and is now poised to seat his third justice on the Supreme Court. โJudiciary Committee Democrats had one goal this week: to show whatโs at stake under a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court โ and we did that,โ Feinstein said.
GOP pushes Barrettโs nomination ahead, Dems decry โshamโ
Read full article: GOP pushes Barrettโs nomination ahead, Dems decry โshamโA former Notre Dame Law School professor, Barrett would be the only one of her Supreme Court colleagues not groomed in the Ivy League. But Barrett is the most open opponent of abortion nominated to the Supreme Court in decades. She refused to say whether the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights was correctly decided, though she has signed two ads against it. Others testifying Thursday included Laura Wolk, the first blind woman to be a law clerk for the Supreme Court, who told senators that Barrettโs encouragement and support were life-changing. โHer brilliance is matched only by her compassion,โ said Wolk, who also spent a year as a law clerk for Barrett.
Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senators' final questions
Read full article: Barrett back on Capitol Hill for senators' final questionsWASHINGTON โ Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said sheโd be her own judge if confirmed to the Supreme Court. She called the Voting Rights Act a โtriumph in the civil rights movement,โ without discussing the specifics of the earlier challenge to it. It would be applying laws that are designed to protect the election and protect the right to vote,โ Barrett said. The health care debate has been central to the weekโs hearings, as Americans struggle during the pandemic, leading to a sharp exchange among senators at one point. Durbin retorted that health risks left many senators monitoring from their offices rather than convening as a group.
Takeaways: Barrett is reticent as Dems focus on health care
Read full article: Takeaways: Barrett is reticent as Dems focus on health careSupreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Barrett also said she could not answer whether Trump has the power to delay the general election, an idea the president floated earlier this year. Democrats say they have no interest in revisiting that issue during this confirmation process. This time, Democrats have focused on the effects on โreal peopleโ if the Affordable Care Act is overturned by the high court. AN โEXCRUCIATINGโ PROCESSBarrett said she accepted Trumpโs nomination because she is โcommitted to the rule of lawโ and the role of the Supreme Court.
Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?
Read full article: Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?Yes, the Trump administration is asking the high court to throw out the Obama-era healthcare law, and if she is confirmed quickly Barrett could be on the Supreme Court when the court hears the case. Democrats also repeatedly brought up words Barrett wrote in 2017, when she was a law professor, criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts' 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act. Barrett wrote that Roberts had "pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute." But the court could simply โseverโ the mandate from the law and leave the rest of the law alone. One other key observer of the case suggested the Affordable Care Act would likely stand.
Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
Read full article: Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probingโI think Amyโs doing incredibly well,โ he said at the White House departing for a campaign rally. Allowing Trump to fill the seat with Barrett โposes a threat to safe and legal abortion in our country," Harris said. Democrats warn that she would be a vote to undo the law and strip health coverage from millions of Americans. "I'm not hostile to the ACA,โ Barrett told the senators. โYou would not be getting Justice Scalia, you would be getting Justice Barrett,โ she declared.