Author: Washington Examiner
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Colo. accuser Ramirez blasts Senate for ‘looking the other way’ on Kavanaugh
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By Diana Stancy Correll, Washington Examiner Deborah Ramirez, the Boulder resident who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her when they were students at Yale University, blamed the Senate for “looking the other way” and intentionally “ignoring his behavior” in sending Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate narrowly voted Saturday to…
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Kavanaugh confirmed by Senate; Bennet, Gardner split votes
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The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly confirmed Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, ending one of the most contentious, tawdry and partisan battles in history over a high court seat. The vote was 50-48. Colorado’s senators split their votes, with Republican Cory Gardner voting to confirm Kavanaugh and Democrat Michael Bennet voting no. One senator, Lisa…
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Lawyer for Kavanaugh’s Colo. accuser: ‘Great concern’ about FBI probe
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By Kelly Cohen, Washington Examiner The Boulder attorney for a Colorado woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct said Tuesday that her legal team has “great concern” that the FBI is “not conducting … a serious investigation.” Attorney John Clune praised the bureau’s interview of his client, Deborah Ramirez of Boulder, as…
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Texts suggest Kavanaugh may have known about Coloradan’s allegations earlier than he let on
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By Diana Stancy Correll, Washington Examiner Text messages between two former classmates of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Deborah Ramirez of Colorado, one of the women who has accused him of sexual misconduct, suggest Kavanaugh and members of his team were working alongside friends to discredit the allegations before they were made public, according…
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Pelosi beats back effort by Perlmutter, others to thwart her run for speaker — for now
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By Laura Barrón-López, Washington Examiner U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi scored a small win in her bid to become speaker again when a petition meant to complicate her rise to the top spot was shelved Wednesday by the chamber’s Democratic Caucus. The motion – launched by a handful of House Democrats that included Colorado’s…
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Senate examines another potential Kavanaugh allegation after Cory Gardner gets anonymous letter
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By Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner and Colorado Politics The Senate Judiciary Committee is examining another allegation of misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has already been accused by three women of sexual misdeeds. The allegation surfaced after U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, received an anonymous complaint claiming that Kavanaugh assaulted someone…
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Senate panel is seeking interview with Kavanaugh’s Colorado accuser
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By Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner U.S. Senate Republicans are attempting to set up a way to interview a woman from Colorado who has made new accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. And Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Monday that accusations from Deborah Ramirez of Boulder could be aired at a public hearing.…
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WATCH: Mike Coffman: ‘I’m not your Republican congressman, I’m your congressman’
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By Katelyn Caralle, Washington Examiner U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman – in a tight race in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – appears to be putting some distance between himself and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election this year. “I’m not your Republican congressman, I’m your congressman. I just want them to see me, and…
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Perlmutter, other House Dems push for rule change in hopes of ousting Nancy Pelosi as leader
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by Naomi Lim/Washington Examiner and Colorado Politics staff Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter is among a group of 11 House Democrats trying to change how the caucus chooses its leader in an effort to oust House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Democrats opposed to Pelosi want to introduce an amendment so that if Democrats win the…
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Experts: China tariffs will wound US natural gas industry, but not mortally
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By Josh Siegel, Washington Examiner China’s new tariffs on American liquefied natural gas will hurt the industry, but ultimately may only hinder rather than halt the progress of a growing industry that is a key plank of the Trump administration’s “energy dominance agenda,” experts say. China has represented the best opportunity for the U.S. to…