WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday night as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of polarization — now encroaching on the court that the 53-year-old judge…
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House-passed bill to avoid a government shutdown sinks in the Senate as funding deadline passes
A House-passed stopgap bill that would avoid a government shutdown fizzled out in the Senate late Friday night. The White House blamed Democrats for the measure’s failure, even as four Republican senators opposed it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will offer an amendment to extend government funding until Feb. 8. A House-passed stopgap bill that…
