Barack Obama

Only 52% of self-identified conservatives say they're in favor of a Supreme Court nominee getting a vote before Election Day, according to a new Insider SurveyMonkey audience poll. The poll found a strong but limited desire to get a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg confirmed ahead of the election, with…

Barack Obama and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Fact: Mitch McConnell blocked former President Barack Obama’s nominee for months ahead of the 2016 election Travis Gettys September 21, 2020 3:36PM (UTC) This article originally appeared on Raw Story President Donald Trump suggested his predecessor was too lazy to…

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Washington, before departing for a campaign rally in North Carolina. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Washington, before…

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia about the Supreme Court on Sept. 20, 2020. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Joe Biden on Sunday appealed to Senate Republicans in the aftermath of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing, asking them to "cool the flames…

Twitter it was looking into why the neural network it uses to generate photo previews apparently chooses to show white people’s faces more frequently than Black faces. Several Twitter users demonstrated the issue over the weekend, posting examples of posts that had a Black person’s face and a white person’s…

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said in a statement Saturday that the president elected on November 3 should be the one to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. Collins did not outright refuse to vote on a nominee ahead of the election, but said…

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg should inspire a week of public mourning and reflections on her enduring legacy. With just 45 days to go before an election, there should be bipartisan agreement that choosing her successor is a task left to the victorious presidential candidate and the incoming Senate.Instead,…

A 2016 video of Sen. Lindsey Graham insisting that Supreme Court vacancies should never be filled in an election year is going viral on social media.  Since the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, lawmakers are voicing their stance about voting for her replacement. President Trump…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the pioneering lawyer, judge, and Supreme Court justice, died on Friday at the age of 87. Nominated to the court by Bill Clinton in 1993, Ginsburg leaves a legacy that stretches back six decades. One of the most profound and consequential legal minds in American history, Ginsburg…

The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It’s called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office.The publication date for the second volume has not…