If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b
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and a midair scare for passengers onboard an american airlines flight. the boeing 787 from chicago to tokyo turning back because of a cracked windshield. first responders on the scene at o hare. the flight landing safely. 164 passengers onboard. starbucks tonight has unveiled a plan to ditch plastic straws, citing the health of the world s oceans. the coffee giant will become the largest beverage company to ban plastic straws by 2020. replacing them with strawless lids that will allow you to sip through the lid. starbucks will eliminate more than a billion plastic straws a year. a passing to note tonight. actor tab hunter, whose all-american good looks made him a 1950s hollywood heartthrob, has died. hunter, whose films included battle cry and damn yankees, publicly revealed he was gay in his 2005 autobiography, saying the book was difficult because he was, quote, a private person. tab hunter was 86. and a royal moment for prince louis. prince william and duchess kate arrivin
hungry jack to a private equity firm for $375 million. it wants to focus more on the pet side of the business, on coffee, snacking and requiring petsmart for $1.9 million. and starbucks unveiled its plan to phase out single use plastic straws from all locations by 2020. how does the company plan to do this and what will they do without plastic straws? shifting to strawless lids or using materials that aren t plastic in the first place. they could start charging customers to bring their own cups in, in the first place if not. and fact-finding to give you an idea. every day 500 million plastic straw s are thrown ways in the united states and 79% ends up in