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John Kerry on NYT Op-Ed: ‘This Is a Genuine Constitutional Crisis’

Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” former Secretary of State John Kerry said The New York Times op-ed critical of President Donald Trump and attributed to a senior White House official meant the United States had entered into “a genuine constitutional crisis.” Kerry said,

U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) listens to opening statements from fellow Senate Committee

Museum: Centuries Old Torah Not Burned in Rio Blaze

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s National Museum said Wednesday that centuries-old Torah scrolls, considered to be some of Judaism’s oldest documents, had been moved before a massive fire ravaged the place and gutted much of the largest collections of national history artifacts in Latin America.

A massive fire engulfs the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil's oldest,

Kavanaugh: White’s Griswold Concurrence ‘Persuasive’ – I Agree with Roberts and Alito on Griswold and Eisenstadt

During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh praised Justice White’s concurrence in Griswold v. Connecticut and later expressed agreement with Chief Justice Roberts’ and Justice Alito’s prior statements about Griswold and Eisenstadt v. Baird. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked, “In Griswold

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh (2nd R) waits for a meeting with U.S. Sen. Dea

Sasse: Trump’s Attacks on DOJ Is ‘Really Dangerous Stuff’

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) said President Donald Trump’s tweet about the criminal charges against two congressmen is “really dangerous stuff.” Sasse said, “A lot of times people say and Twitter is swallowing so much of our news,

Ben Sasse

Cory Booker: Kavanaugh Confirmation Process ‘Perverse’

Tuesday at Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court associate justice, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) called the process “perverse.” Booker said, “It seems so clear that in your courts the same folks seem to win over and over again,

Booker

Joy Behar: Trump ‘Loves Himself More Than the Country’

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Joy Behar argued President Donald Trump loved “himself more than the country.” Behar said, “The people gathered for [Sen. John McCain’s] funeral — they sang ‘God Bless America.’ This was an incredible moment for me.”

Joy Behar

Watch: Cornyn Accuses Dem Colleagues of Mob Rule

Tuesday at Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) accused his Democratic colleagues of “mob rule” for demanding that the hearing be delayed. Cornyn said, “I haven’t been in as many confirmation hearings as some of my

In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas talks to repo