/tags/neil-gorsuch Neil Gorsuch en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:29:00 GMT /2017-04-10/trump-cheers-elevation-of-gorsuch-to-supreme-court The president delivered on a campaign promise with the swearing-in of conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. He thanked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for making it possible. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:29:00 GMT /2017-04-10/trump-cheers-elevation-of-gorsuch-to-supreme-court Scott Horsley /2017-04-07/senate-confirms-gorsuch-to-supreme-court Senate Republicans unleashed the "nuclear option" on Thursday, essentially ensuring that Neil Gorsuch would be confirmed on Friday. The final vote was 54-45, mostly along party lines. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:00:00 GMT /2017-04-07/senate-confirms-gorsuch-to-supreme-court Nina Totenberg /2017-04-06/senate-pulls-nuclear-trigger-to-ease-gorsuch-confirmation Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent in the Senate to advance Supreme Court nominations with a simple majority. The GOP change ended a Democratic filibuster of Neil Gorsuch. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:33:00 GMT /2017-04-06/senate-pulls-nuclear-trigger-to-ease-gorsuch-confirmation Susan Davis /2017-04-06/5-insights-on-the-senates-nuclear-battle-over-neil-gorsuch The high court will be even more polarized as future nominees become more ideologically extreme. The Senate will also be changed, as will faith in U.S. democratic institutions in general. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:00:00 GMT /2017-04-06/5-insights-on-the-senates-nuclear-battle-over-neil-gorsuch Mara Liasson /2017-03-23/schumer-says-hell-oppose-gorsuch-nomination-sets-up-filibuster-showdown-with-gop The Senate Democratic leader says Judge Gorsuch is not independent of President Trump. Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:30:00 GMT /2017-03-23/schumer-says-hell-oppose-gorsuch-nomination-sets-up-filibuster-showdown-with-gop Brian Naylor, Nina Totenberg /government/2017-03-23/watch-witness-testimony-in-neil-gorsuchs-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing NPR Politics team is following the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court this… Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:45:29 GMT /government/2017-03-23/watch-witness-testimony-in-neil-gorsuchs-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing NPR News /2017-03-21/5-insights-into-judge-neil-gorsuch-after-2nd-day-of-confirmation-hearings Everything from originalism to mutton-busting was fodder as the Supreme Court nominee took questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Tue, 21 Mar 2017 22:17:00 GMT /2017-03-21/5-insights-into-judge-neil-gorsuch-after-2nd-day-of-confirmation-hearings Brian Naylor /government/2017-03-20/blog-fbi-nsa-directors-testify-before-house-committee-on-russia-and-2016-election FBI Director James Comey and the director of the National Security Agency, Admiral Mike Rogers, are expected to testify before the House Intelligence… Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:01:57 GMT /government/2017-03-20/blog-fbi-nsa-directors-testify-before-house-committee-on-russia-and-2016-election NPR News /2017-02-17/beyond-devos-what-5-key-trump-appointees-could-mean-for-schools Here's a roundup of how new leadership could affect education. Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:03:00 GMT /2017-02-17/beyond-devos-what-5-key-trump-appointees-could-mean-for-schools Anya Kamenetz, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Kat Lonsdorf