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With Just Hours to go, Judge Kavanaugh is on Cusp of Confirmation

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Here’s the news you need to know on this Friday, October 5, 2018. Senators Collins and Manchin promise to vote “yes” to confirm Judge Kavanaugh In an impassioned speech on the Senate floor, Senator Collins vowed to vote yes to confirm Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/5/susan-collins-vote-for-kavanaugh-nomination/ Senator Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, […]

Large national majority supports Kavanaugh confirmation if FBI finds no corroboration

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Here’s the news you need to know on this Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Harvard Poll: A large majority of Americans want Kavanaugh confirmed According to national polling numbers as things stand right now, Americans tip slightly against Kavanaugh’s confirmation — but absent any strong corroboration of the charges against the nominee, a substantial majority would […]

More Pro-Kavanaugh Ads Run in Red States With Democratic Senators .. and Pro-Kavanaugh Majorities

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Here’s the news you need to know on this Tuesday, October 2, 2018. JCN Unveils New Ads in ND and WV; Polls Show Majorities Want Kavanaugh Confirmed The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) is launching a new TV and digital ad buy in North Dakota and West Virginia today that urges U.S. Sens. Heitkamp (D-ND) and […]

Committee Vote Approaches, Big Decisions for Red State Democrats

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Remembering September 11th, 2001. Please join us in honoring the memories of those who were lost. And now for the news you need to know on this Tuesday, September 11, 2018. West Virginia Poll: Voters say Manchin should vote to confirm Kavanaugh Senator Joe Manchin has a big decision to make about Brett Kavanaugh, the […]

Five Important Facts and Highlights Heading into the Kavanaugh Hearings

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  Kavanaugh is a mainstream, independent judge with an extensive record of fairly applying the law. 12 years on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, issuing more than 300 opinions. The Supreme Court has endorsed his positions in high-stakes issues at unparalleled rate; thirteen Supreme Court decisions have endorsed positions advocated in his opinions. Kavanaugh returned […]

What West Virginians are Saying About Judge Kavanaugh

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Wheeling News-Register Editorial: Manchin should back nominee “Kavanaugh has said that if confirmed to the Supreme Court, his allegiance will be to the Constitution as it is written, not to his personal preferences. That is precisely what the nation needs. That, not how Kavanaugh may rule on any single issue, ought to be Manchin’s concern. […]