#Justice Amy Coney Barrett will be a boon to the nation

#Justice Amy Coney Barrett will be a boon to the nation

“#Justice Amy Coney Barrett will be a boon to the nation” Senate confirmation Monday of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is a win for all of America, and couldn’t come at a more critical time. Barrett’s scholarship, record on the bench and confirmation testimony show she has the “deep legal expertise, dispassionate judicial…

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#Senate Republicans advance Amy Coney Barrett confirmation vote

#Senate Republicans advance Amy Coney Barrett confirmation vote

“#Senate Republicans advance Amy Coney Barrett confirmation vote” Senate Republicans cleared the remaining procedural hurdle on Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to a likely final confirmation vote on Monday over the objections of the Democrats. The vote was 51-48 to end the filibuster. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine)…

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#Dems to boycott SCOTUS hearing in effort to block nomination

#Dems to boycott SCOTUS hearing in effort to block nomination

“#Dems to boycott SCOTUS hearing in effort to block nomination” Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will boycott Thursday’s vote to move forward on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the party’s Senate leader confirmed. Speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) slammed Republicans’ handling of…

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#Social media is state media and other commentary

#Social media is state media and other commentary

“#Social media is state media and other commentary” Tech beat: Social Media Is State Media The left is attacking New York Post reporting that exposes Hunter Biden’s “influence-peddling” as Russian disinformation, but “the funny thing about kompromat — a Russian term for compromising information — is that it is often true,” quips Jonathan Turley at…

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#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary

#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary

“#Biden’s no placeholder and other commentary” From the left: Biden’s No Placeholder Even as “many on the left scoff at the notion that [Joe] Biden is preparing for a transformational presidency,” his metamorphosis since the ­Obama administration has inspired “a fresh sense of urgency and a jolt of ambition,” remarks The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer. Biden’s…

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