George LeMieux to be sworn in as Florida's next senator, replacing Mel MartinezSeptember 10th, 2009 LeMieux preparing to be next Florida senatorWASHINGTON — George LeMieux is getting ready to be the next Florida senator. LeMieux will be sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden Thursday afternoon, replacing Republican Sen.
Retiring Republian Sen. Bond announces plans to back Sotomayor for Supreme CourtAugust 5th, 2009 GOP Sen. Bond says he'll vote for SotomayorWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Kit Bond says he'll support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with the vast majority of the GOP.
NC GOP Sen. Burr will vote against Sotomayor, says decision based on personal beliefsJuly 29th, 2009 NC Republican Burr will vote against SotomayorWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Richard Burr says he will vote against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
Ala. Sen. Jeff Sessions reaches decision on Sotomayor, but not ready to make choice publicJuly 26th, 2009 Ala. senator mum on his decision about SotomayorNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says he has made up his mind on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, but he's not ready to make his decision public.
Top GOP senator isn't predicting how many Republicans will support Sotomayor's confirmationJuly 19th, 2009 Senate GOP chief: Sotomayor won't get my voteWASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican says he admires Judge Sonia Sotomayor's personal story but is not going to vote for her confirmation to the Supreme Court. Sen. Mitch McConnell says that he is "a big fan of her career" and biography.
Top Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains troubled by Sotomayor's recordJuly 19th, 2009 Hearings fail to sway Sessions to Sotomayor's sideWASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee reviewing Sonia Sotomayor's nomination said Sunday her testimony did not settle his concerns about elevating her to the Supreme Court. "I was troubled by a number of the things the nominee has said, a number of the rulings she has made," said Alabama Sen.
Republican Sen. Graham tells Sotomayor he's feeling better about her going to high courtJuly 16th, 2009 Graham talking more positively about SotomayorWASHINGTON — A Republican critic of Sonia Sotomayor says he's feeling more comfortable about her going to the Supreme Court, saying he hopes she won't let personal opinions drive her rulings. In an exchange with Sotomayor, Sen.
Nevada senator won't resign, will seek re-election despite scandalJuly 15th, 2009 Senator won't resign, will seek re-electionLAS VEGAS — Republican Sen. John Ensign says he has no plans to resign despite his affair with a staffer's wife and his parents' $96,000 payout to the woman's family, and intends to seek re-election in 2012.
Judge Sotomayor acknowledges to Senate panel that 'wise Latina' comments 'fell flat'July 15th, 2009 Sotomayor stands by admission words 'fell flat'WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledged Wednesday that her "wise Latina" remarks had stirred controversy and conceded that they'd been taken the wrong way by some. Sotomayor, 55, said she would regret it if the larger message she was trying to convey — to encourage young people to lift their aspirations — got lost in the controversy over her statement to a college audience that a "wise Latina" woman might issue a better ruling than a white man without the same life experiences.
Specter likes Sotomayor's record, but not her answersJuly 15th, 2009 Specter frustrated by nomineeWASHINGTON — As Sen. Arlen Specter sees it, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has an "exemplary" record on the bench.
Abortion protester whisked out of Sotomayor's Senate hearing after outburstJuly 13th, 2009 Abortion protester whisked out of hearingWASHINGTON — An anti-abortion protester briefly disrupted the opening of Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination hearing. The outburst came during Sen.
Top Republican: Senators to ask Sotomayor whether she would inject racial bias into decisionsJuly 6th, 2009 GOP senator: Will race infect Sotomayor rulings?WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator said Monday that he wants to find out whether Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would let racial bias affect her decisions as a justice. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said he assumes Sotomayor understood and supported the stance of a civil rights group she advised in the 1980s that brought several race discrimination lawsuits for minorities who challenged jobs or promotions given to white employees.
Top Republican senator says Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination should hinge on impartialityJune 7th, 2009 GOP says objectivity is key question for SotomayorWASHINGTON — The Alabama senator leading the GOP's vetting of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said the American tradition of impartial courts is "under attack" and the pivotal question in her nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions as a judge. Delivering the Republican Party's weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Sen.
For top Republican senator, Sotomayor's impartiality on bench is key to Supreme Court bidJune 6th, 2009 Sotomayor's objectivity on bench is key questionWASHINGTON — The senator leading the GOP's review of Sonia Sotomayor said the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions. In the Republican Party's weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Sen.
GOP senator says Obama's Supreme Court choice shouldn't be branded as racistMay 31st, 2009 GOP senator: Stop calling Sotomayor a 'racist'WASHINGTON — The top Republican involved in the confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee says he would prefer his colleagues refrain from calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Sen. Jeff Sessions said Sunday that he would prefer fellow Republicans stop attacking Sotomayor over remarks about her background as a daughter of Puerto Rican parents.
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