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Retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, right, administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices’ Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible. At left are their daughters, Margaret, background, and Liza. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP) WX501 WX501

October 6, 2018 at 4:22 pm

Judicial ﬁght over Kavanaugh exposes country hovering near ‘rock bottom’

"There is a split culturally, spiritually, and socially," said Sen. John Neely Kennedy, R-La., who served on the Judiciary Committee and supported Kavanaugh.

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President Donald Trump listens as Brett Kavanaugh, his Supreme Court nominee, speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV102 DCEV102

July 9, 2018 at 6:40 pm

How the battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is likely to play out

Antiabortion activists plan to descend upon the home-state offices of three key Democratic senators on Tuesday. Liberals hope to take over Twitter with the #SaveSCOTUS...

FILE – In this Feb. 15, 2018 file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, are shown during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate battle over Donald Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee is off to a fiery start _ even before the president makes his choice. Republican and Democratic leaders traded accusations and barbed comments Thursday on the new vacancy, abortion rights and the debate to come. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

July 4, 2018 at 5:10 pm

Dems eye GOP senators Collins, Murkowski in Supreme Court battle

The multimillion-dollar plan will focus heavily on persuading two Republican defenders of the ACA, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, to...

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July 1, 2018 at 6:34 pm

Democrats scramble to turn outrage over Trump into midterm victories

As he promised during the campaign, President Donald Trump is changing the country in profound ways, and Democrats have had only limited options for fighting...

May 20, 2018 at 7:44 am

Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’

Two days after a 17-year-old opened fire in his Texas high school, killing at least 10, incoming National Rifle Association president Oliver North said students...

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April 29, 2018 at 5:32 pm

Meet the little-known ‘big fish’ megadonor setting the tone for GOP primary races

Richard Uihlein, a wealthy shipping-supplies magnate from Illinois who shuns the spotlight, has risen to become one of the most powerful — and disruptive —...

March 26, 2018 at 11:28 am

Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP grip on House

If Republicans want to hold onto the U.S. House, they will have to compete in communities that had little to do with the working-class regions...

Rep. Joseph Abruzzo, D- Boyton Beach, left, debates the gun/school safety bill on the floor of the House, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in Tallahassee. (Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)

March 7, 2018 at 3:54 pm

Florida legislature bucks NRA to pass new gun restrictions after Parkland school shooting

Florida lawmakers bucked the National Rifle Association on Wednesday to pass new firearms regulations and create a program for arming some school employees in a...

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March 7, 2018 at 7:38 am

Democratic voters show up in force in Texas and Republicans warn supporters

Democratic voters showed up in force in Texas on Tuesday for the nation's first primary of the year, providing fresh evidence that liberal enthusiasm could...

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January 24, 2018 at 3:22 am

Potential citizenship question in 2020 Census could shift power to rural America

A Justice Department request to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census could shift the nation's balance of political power from cities to more...

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