So Chris Coons did all that for nothing. Republicans have made clear that they won't actually investigate Kavanaugh, because if they did they couldn't get him confirmed. They're OK with…
America's pundits have had a chance to ponder the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, and they have reached a sort of rough consensus: This is nuts. For those like Salon's Andrew…
From an article in The Atlantic by Mary Coppins, who asked Jeff Flake if the impassioned lecture he got from a rape survivor spurred his compromise call for a limited…
For somebody who's supposedly weighing a presidential run, Joe Biden sure has been quiet during the year's biggest political drama. Not without reason -- Republicans are following his 1991 playbook…
Sure sounds that way. We'll probably get more details by morning, but Sen. Chris Coons is getting prominent mention across the media for his role in brokering a deal with…
This morning's committee vote to push Brett Kavanaugh's nomination through to the full Senate served as a fitting anti-climax to yesterday's blockbuster hearings. The Common Wisdom on the Republican rush…
The Brett Kavanaugh saga has exposed the ugliest side of America -- its upper crust. As Chauncey de Vega notes, Kavanaugh has benefited at every step of his life from…
A University of Delaware poll found enormous leads for Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, but the most shocking figure was Republican Senate candidate Rob Arlett's anemic 22%…
Wish I had a nickel for every conservative lamenting that liberals are trying to "ruin" Brett Kavanaugh's life. Just for perspective, let's remember that if he fails to gain a…
Not content with being a figurative laughingstock anymore, Donald Trump broke out his FIGJAM act (Fuck I'm Great, Just Ask Me) at the U.N. this morning and became a literal…
Bill Cosby, ruled a "sexually violent predator" when Judge Steven T. O’Neill upheld a state board’s finding, was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for his assault on…
I don't know if Democrats planned all this -- my first instinct is they're not smart enough -- but even if Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to what will become a…