WASHINGTON – New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican fighting for re-election against her state's Democratic governor, became the latest GOP Senator to agree to meet with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking the party leadership's stance.
Ayotte, a first-term senator from Nashua, has faced withering criticism from liberal advocates and Granite State Gov. Maggie Hassan for refusing to give Judge Merrick Garland a Senate hearing. On Monday, she announced a plan to meet wi
WASHINGTON – New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican fighting for re-election against her state's Democratic governor, became the latest GOP Senator to agree to meet with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking the party leadership's stance.
Ayotte, a first-term senator from Nashua, has faced withering criticism from liberal advocates and Granite State Gov. Maggie Hassan for refusing to give Judge Merrick Garland a Senate hearing. On Monday, she announced a plan to meet wi…
