Robert Mueller (L) Brett Kavanaugh (R)

Robert Mueller (L) Brett Kavanaugh (R)

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Trump Supreme Court nominee and top Senate Democrat to meet Tuesday

Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, will sit down with the top Democrat in the Senate on Tuesday, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office.

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Trump Supreme Court pick: Presidents can ignore laws they think are unconstitutional

Among the most controversial Bush signing statements was one accompanying a 2005 law banning harsh interrogation tactics, a law pushed through by Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain over the objections of the White House. Bush issued a signing statement suggesting the law could be bypassed, prompting an uproar at the time.