Justice Kavanaugh’s debut: After bitter confirmation fight, court's newest member settles in

“"To me, the obvious culprit is Congress, the polarization that exists with votes along party lines, where there is no effort to reach across the...”

Justice Brett Kavanaugh did that on just his second day on the bench. "So you just changed the answer," he told a lawyer who had abruptly switched his argument in a case on maritime law. When the lawyer admitted it, Kavanaugh wryly noted, "Okay, just making sure." The exchange brought...

These are the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

“"To the victims' families, to the victims' friends, we're here as a community of one for you," said Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto. "We will be here...”

Pittsburgh (CNN)A primary care physician loved by his community. Two devoted and welcoming brothers. A "vibrant" 97-year-old with "a lot of years left." All were among the 11 people whose lives abruptly ended on Saturday when a gunman stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's...

‘Stop the words of hate,’ rabbi urges leaders after synagogue massacre. Trump keeps tweeting.

““It starts with speech,” Myers said to loud applause at a Sunday-evening vigil attended by two U.S. senators. “It has to start with you as our...”

PITTSBURGH — At the end of a weekend that redefined concepts of religious hatred in the United States, a grieving Rabbi Jeffrey Myers directly linked Saturday’s massacre at his Tree of Life synagogue to the rhetoric of U.S. politicians. “It starts with speech,” Myers said to loud applause at a...

Radio ad in Arkansas House race says 'white Democrats will be lynching black folk again'

“"If the Democrats can do that to a white Justice of the Supreme Court with no evidence, no corroboration and all of her witnesses, including her...”

A conservative group is running a radio ad in an Arkansas House race that says, "white Democrats will be lynching black folk again." The controversial ad, paid for by the political action committee Black Americans for the President's Agenda, is running in support of Republican Rep. French Hill...

Cop in tense exchange with boys carrying BB gun: 'You think I want to shoot an 11-year-old?'

“"He could've shot you for that, you know that?" the mother is heard telling her son. ”

In a tense exchange caught on body cam video, a Columbus, Ohio, police officer lectures two young boys in a roadside stop about the danger of them carrying around a BB gun, saying he could have killed them. Officer Peter Casuccio came upon the boys on the sidewalk in Columbus on Saturday in...

Cherokee Nation calls Elizabeth Warren's DNA test "inappropriate and wrong"

“The Cherokee Nation has criticized Warren's announcement, saying her use of a DNA test is "useless" for determining tribal citizenship and that...”

Massachusetts senator and possible presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren released results of a DNA test she says proves she has some Native American heritage. President Trump has mocked Warren's ancestry claims and derisively referred to her as Pocahontas. The Cherokee Nation has criticized...

Transgender student allegedly barred from sheltering in locker room during drill

“"When the drill began, a particular class of children took shelter in the bathroom/locker room nearest them as they were in PE," the post read....”

Teachers at a Virginia middle school couldn't decide which bathroom or locker room to send a transgender student during an active-shooter drill, so she was forced to shelter in a gym away from her classmates, an LGBT rights group alleged. The incident occurred last week at Stafford County...

Manchin faces firestorm at home following Kavanaugh vote

“Manchin insisted over and over that his vote wasn't based on politics.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Danielle Walker cried on Joe Manchin's shoulder after she shared her story of sexual assault in the senator's office. She thought he listened. The 42-year-old Morgantown woman said she was both devastated and furious when Manchin became the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate...

Grassley: No corroboration of Kavanaugh accusers' allegations in FBI report

“"I've now received a committee staff briefing on the FBI's supplement to Judge Kavanaugh's background investigation file. There's nothing in it...”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday there's no corroboration of sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a supplementary FBI report submitted to the Senate. "I've now received a committee staff briefing on the FBI's...

Dr. Ford's Testimony - The Questions That Followed

“Then there's the Me Too Movement - which, technically, I am a hesitant member of. Hesitant because I believe in due process and fairness.”

I, like many others, listened closely to Dr. Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Memories are not 100% accurate and cannot be considered reliable without some form of corroboration. Dr. Ford offers people at the gathering, her therapist's notes and spouse and friends told...