WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The office of Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, issued the following op-ed on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, which was provided to the St. Joseph News-Press: * * * One of the most important legacies a president can leave is the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court issues decisions that have far-reaching impacts on everything from individual liberty to the economy. Last year the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and soon the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The office of Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today raised concerns about the rushed confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, including the 35-month black hole of missing documents from Kavanaugh's time as White House Staff Secretary during the first day of his confirmation hearings  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Michael A. McFaul, ex-U.S ambassador to the Russian Federation, at a hearing entitled "Outside Perspectives on Russia Sanctions: Current Effectiveness and Potential for Next Steps": "In the last several years, the Russian government has taken increasingly belligerent actions abroad, threatening not only American national interests but also violating international laws, norms, and val  more