Nina Totenberg

Day 2 of the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh was dominated by tough questions on substantive issues, from guns to abortion to presidential power.

Brett Kavanaugh faces his first day of questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barring an unforeseen twist, Democrats have neither leverage nor the votes to block his nomination.

Brett Kavanaugh is going to be facing tough questions this week for his nomination to the Supreme Court, but first, Democrats are pressing Republicans on the process for how his nomination and these hearings came to be.

Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face tough questioning from Democrats during his confirmation hearings this week on abortion, guns, investigating the president, national security and regulation

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh opposes limiting the power of the presidency. That opinion could have profound consequences for the special counsel investigation.

The president is limited in who he can fire in the federal government, but if Brett Kavanaugh becomes Supreme Court justice, Trump will have someone who believes in broad power of the executive.

If confirmed, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will likely steer the court toward broader gun rights.

The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to join the 9th Circuit just before a vote was expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Songs about the life and career of the Supreme Court justice, written in secret by her daughter-in-law, now make their debut on a very personal album called Notorious RBG in Song.

Republican senators contend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg established a standard of evasion at her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but an independent study says otherwise.

When Republicans talk about the Ginsburg rule, they suggest that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed very little in her confirmation hearing. Ginsburg was quite explicit, however, on many issues.

President Trump's Supreme Court pick is almost certainly going to be more conservative than Anthony Kennedy, the justice who is retiring at the end of July.

President Trump is soon expected to announce his pick to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. These are some of the most likely candidates.

The president has made up his mind, but he's not saying who it is just yet. He will announce his pick officially to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a prime-time ceremony Monday night.

As President Trump prepares to announce his nomination to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, we take a look into how the confirmation process has changed, and what to expect in the weeks ahead.

Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?

President Trump has reportedly narrowed his list of Supreme Court nominees down to three. NPR's Nina Totenberg talks to Ailsa Chang about who is on that list — and what we know about them.

Trump said he will make the announcement Monday night at 9 p.m. at the White House. He is deciding between Judges Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge.

The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court and it's sure to be a conservative.

The Supreme Court term ended this week with several big decisions and a retirement announcement that is still sending shock waves through Washington, D.C. NPR's Nina Totenberg and Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog review the big takeaways from the term.