Top Senate Democrat says unlikely Trump court pick can clear procedural hurdle

EghtesadOnline: The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Sunday it was unlikely that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch would be able to clear a procedural hurdle to a final vote, even as a third Senate Democrat threw support behind the pick.

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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 04:35

Supreme Court nominee to face confirmation vote April 7: Senate leader

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would have a final vote on April 7 on President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch , even as more Democrats opposed his confirmation.

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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 08:46

Democratic opposition to U.S. high court nominee grows

EghtesadOnline: A third of Democratic senators have so far announced they will vote against confirming U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, adding to a chorus of opposition from the left, but leaving questions over whether there will be a concerted effort to block a vote in the Senate.

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Publish Date:25/March/2017 | 08:54

Top Senate Democrat promises fight to block Trump high court pick

EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Thursday pledged to pursue a procedural hurdle to try to block the confirmation of Republican President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch , a move that could provoke a nasty partisan fight and change the way the Senate does business.

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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 10:23

Democrats raise doubts about Trump's high court nominee Gorsuch

EghtesadOnline: Neil Gorsuch , President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, on Monday emphasized the need for judicial independence even as Trump castigates jurists who have ruled against him, while Democrats questioned whether he would rule against abortion rights and gun control while favoring corporations.

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Publish Date:20/March/2017 | 21:45

In big win for Trump, Senate approves his conservative court pick

EghtesadOnline: The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the highest U.S. judicial body.

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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 05:05

‘Nuclear’ Bid to Confirm Gorsuch May Radically Change Washington

EghtesadOnline: The Senate is hurtling toward a confrontation over President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee in a week that could change how Washington works.

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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 13:08

Trump's high court pick vows independence, says he is no 'rubber stamp'

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday pledged independence from President Donald Trump, bristled at his criticism of the judiciary and said not even the president is above the law amid Democratic concerns he would be beholden to the man who selected him.

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Publish Date:22/March/2017 | 07:35

Gorsuch Takes Stage as Trump Picks Conservative to Supreme Court

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will meet with senators Wednesday at the start of what promises to be a contentious confirmation fight as Republicans look to entrench a conservative majority on the court for a generation.

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Publish Date:01/February/2017 | 05:14