John Bolton previews the Trump-Putin summit; Leonard Leo on frontrunners to replace Justice Kennedy

President Trump’s national security adviser on expectations for the Helsinki summit; Key adviser to President Trump helped draw up that list of 25 names from which the president says he will choose his next Supreme Court nominee.
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Conservatives See a Lesson for the Left in Kennedy

The fallout from Anthony Kennedy’s bombshell decision to retire from the Supreme Court continues to resonate, with President Trump saying he’s “honored” that Kennedy has given him an opportunity to pick a successor. Of course, getting him confirmed is another issue, and the Hill digs into the political logistics in…
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Trump: I’m ‘Honored’ Justice Kennedy Is Stepping Down

President Trump praised Anthony Kennedy during a rally in North Dakota Wednesday evening and said he is “honored” the Supreme Court justice made his bombshell retirement decision when he did. “I’m very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office, because he felt confident in me…
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With Kennedy Gone, Many Predict Roe v. Wade Is Doomed

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, and President Trump wasted no time: The process to replace Kennedy on the high court will “begin immediately,” the POTUS told reporters, according to USA Today . Trump said he will review an existing list of candidates that was developed when he…
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Sen. John Kennedy: Gun rights are being threatened by big banks

Taxpayers have long memories, especially when it comes to how their hard-earned money is spent. I bet taxpayers remember providing more than $ 812 billion to Citigroup and Bank of America, two Wall Street banks, in 2009 to bail them out during the 2008 financial crisis.
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Court Reverses Itself in Kennedy Clan Murder Case

The infamous murder case involving Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has just taken another, and perhaps final, turn. Connecticut’s Supreme Court on Friday vacated his murder conviction in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley, ruling 4-3 that his defense team did a lousy job representing him, reports the Hartford Courant…
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Rep. Joe Kennedy III Fishes for Phone in Trash

Rep. Joe Kennedy III put new meaning into dirty politics when he had to go digging for his phone through a fast food restaurant’s trash can. People who were there tell us JK3 had finished eating an early dinner Wednesday at Santa Rosa Taqueria on…

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Page Kennedy Arrested for Felony Domestic Violence

“S.W.A.T.” star Page Kennedy has been arrested for felony domestic violence … TMZ has learned. The 41-year-old actor, whose credits include “Bones” and “Cold Case,” was allegedly in a fight at his home Saturday night with a woman. Law enforcement…

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In SOTU Response, Kennedy Accuses Trump of Dividing US

The Democratic response to this year’s State of the Union address was delivered by a Kennedy for the first time since Ted Kennedy joined a group of senators responding to Ronald Reagan in 1982. Speaking at a vocational high school in Fall River, Mass., Rep. Joe Kennedy III accused President…
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President, First Lady Skipping Kennedy Center Awards

The White House has announced that President Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center arts awards. The statement says the decision to break with tradition was made to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction.” Past…
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