A conservative group that poured more than $5 million into a campaign to defend Brett Kavanaugh launched a new ad buy this week: thanking Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, for her vote supporting the nominee. “In the midst of the chaos one leader stood out,” one of the Judicial Crisis Network’s ads says. “She did the […]
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Democrats' ruthless tactics backfired
WASHINGTON — President Trump apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family for the “terrible pain and suffering” they endured during his confirmation process, declaring that “what happened to the Kavanaugh family violates every notion of fairness, decency and due process.” Democrats seem to be taking the opposite lesson from the Kavanaugh fight. As Politico […]
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Prankster alters Susan Collins' Wikipedia page in Kavanaugh vote protest
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine continues to see fallout from her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, with someone changing her Wikipedia page Tuesday to say that she had voted to “put an attempted rapist on the Supreme Court.” The altered page was up for a very short period before it was […]
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Kavanaugh's opponents have nothing on him
Brett Kavanaugh gave high-profile testimony that very few people seem to have paid attention to in any detail. The media is now engaged in a full-court press to establish that Kavanaugh drank to excess — when he admitted in his testimony that he drank to excess. In his opening statement in the Senate hearing, Kavanaugh […]
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Susan Collins’ vote on Brett Kavanaugh fuels calls for boycott of Maine
People upset with Sen. Susan Collins’ support for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh are calling for a boycott of Maine products and tourism. “Dear Susan Collins — I really struggled with this but my tourist $ just voted against ever visiting Maine while you remain in office,” actor and comedian John Fugelsang tweeted out to his 413,000 […]
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Back in Maine, Susan Collins says she’s getting positive feedback on Kavanaugh vote
NORRIDGEWOCK — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday that she’s been hearing “very positive” feedback from Mainers regarding her vote the day before to confirm now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Nevertheless, Collins’ office said later on Sunday that she and her offices have been provided enhanced security for weeks because of “multiple serious threats.” In […]
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Kavanaugh will be excellent justice
I fully support Sen. Susan Collins’ decision to ask the FBI to conduct a full investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s past. Becoming a Supreme Court justice is a high honor, and all Americans deserve the chance to learn about any nominee’s past work and character that may impact how he rules on the highest court […]
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Country is in a real mess
There sat Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, sipping Coke and coffee — really calm. And there was Brett Kavanaugh, drinking a gallon of water and visibly shaken. Who is telling the truth? Does it really matter? The executive and legislative branches are in such disarray I doubt that they will ever get anything accomplished. And will […]
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Susan Collins supports confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Sen. Susan Collins said Friday she would vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins made her announcement during a floor speech on the Senate as she detailed her reasoning for her support, despite the urgings of thousands of Mainers that she reject the controversial nominee. She repeated again […]
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Key senators undecided as Senate poised to vote on Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court faced a crucial Senate vote Friday as key Republican senators remained undeclared amid the allegations of sexual misconduct followed by intense disagreements that have divided the nation. The 53-year-old judge made what was in effect his closing argument by acknowledging he became “very emotional” when […]