Neil Gorsuch was sworn in Monday as the US Supreme Court's ninth justice, retilting the bench to the right as he filled the seat left vacant by last year's death of conservative icon Antonin Scalia....
The US Senate on Friday confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, ending a bruising year-long political battle and presenting President Donald Trump with a welcome victory. Republicans and a...
A US Senate tactic known as a filibuster has just been used for the first time in half a century to block a Supreme Court nominee. Democrats rejected Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the highest court...
Republicans took the historic step Thursday of changing US Senate rules to clear the way for confirming Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, bypassing the first-ever successful opposition block of a...
Senate Republicans are set to vote on changing procedural rules to ensure the confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Triggering the so-called "nuclear option" would prevent...
The US Senate prepared to take its most consequential step in years with the procedural vote Thursday on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick. Democrats made last-minute pleas against changing...
Gay rights advocates Wednesday hailed a first-of-its-kind federal appeals court ruling that employers cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation. The ruling Tuesday by the 7th Circuit Court of...
Democratic US Senator Jeff Merkley delivered one of the longer speeches in Senate history by holding the floor for more than 15 hours into Wednesday to oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court...
The US Senate descended into acrimonious bickering Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats clashed over President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, with no signs that a potentially damaging showdown...
Gorsuch gave three days of testimony to the Senate panel last month President Trump's Supreme Court nominee is expected to advance on Monday towards a full Senate vote, setting the stage for a...
Senate Democrats are mounting a filibuster of US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, a rare obstruction of high-court appointments. If the gambit proves successful this coming week,...
Transitioning from businessman to politician has been tough for Donald Trump. The billionaire dealmaker promised sweeping-change-made-easy as president, but now finds himself facing fierce opposition...
Last week Donald Trump said he was going to “come after” congressman Mark Meadows, the head of the House Freedom Caucus, if he didn’t support the American Health Care Act. White House Press...
The US Senate will vote April 7 on confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the chamber's Republican leader announced Tuesday, amid debate over whether President Donald Trump's pick will...
The fate of Donald Trump's presidency may hinge on what he does next. His failure to convert the core campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare -- even with a GOP monopoly on power in...
The top Democrat in the US Senate vowed Thursday that his party will block a confirmation vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat. The Republican-controlled upper...
The leading Democrat in the US Senate says he will lead an attempt to block President Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court. Chuck Schumer said Judge Neil Gorsuch favoured the "powerful...
Senators have clashed at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over why the post was not filled under President Obama. The seat was vacated with the death of Justice Antonin...
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, Neil Gorsuch, faced senators Monday for his confirmation hearing, with Democrats expected to grill him on his legal philosophy -- and depict him as too...
A defiant President Donald Trump has pledged to appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court if necessary to fight for his revised travel ban, parts of which were halted by two different federal judges in...