The sexual assault accusation against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh hasn’t just upended what was expected to be his relatively easy Senate confirmation to the Supreme Court. The allegation has also scrambled the political calculations for 10 Democratic senators running for re-election in states won by President Trump, particularly three moderate […] Read more »
Kavanaugh allegations could be monster storm brewing for midterm elections
It’s only September, but the October surprise for the 2018 campaign seems to be happening ahead of schedule. The accusation of sexual assault against Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh could have powerful repercussions in this year’s midterm. The Senate Judiciary Committee will very likely have to delay a […] Read more »
Majority Of Americans Unhappy With How Colleges Handle Sex Assault
A majority of Americans don’t think colleges do a good job at protecting students from sexual assault, according to a new WGBH News/Abt Associates poll. Fifty-four percent of 1,002 adults surveyed say colleges aren’t doing enough to prevent sexual assault. That number jumps to nearly 60 percent for women as […] Read more »
Republicans fear reversals in November due to accusation against Supreme Court nominee
Republicans are bracing for political aftershocks from the sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, with some expressing fear that the coming investigation will refocus the nation’s attention on an issue that could drive up the Democratic vote in the midterm elections. The initial hope that the […] Read more »
Americans Didn’t Believe Anita Hill. How Will They Respond To Kavanaugh’s Accuser?
Soon after Christine Blasey Ford, a Palo Alto University professor, came forward to speak publicly about an allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school, senators, including Republicans, urged that the confirmation vote be delayed until the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from Ford. With the […] Read more »
The Last ‘Year of the Woman’
More women are running for office in the 2018 midterm elections than in any other election in American history. “The Daily” speaks to Senator Dianne Feinstein about what this moment shares with 1992, another record-breaking “Year of the Woman.” New York Times Read more »