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Mazie Hirono

In this Oct. 1, 2020, photo Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, meets with Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, at the Capitol in Washington. Hearings before the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee will begin Monday, Oct. 12, for Barrett. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)
October 12, 2020, 2:37 am
Graham, Harris share spotlight as Barrett hearings begin
Republicans are eager to push through nomination to US Supreme Court before elections, while Democrats fume at accelerated process and fear for Obamacare, abortion rights
By Matthew Daly
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker gestures, after speaking at the Department of Justice's Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony, November 15, 2018, at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/ Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 19, 2018, 11:10 pm
Democratic senators sue over Trump attorney general appointment
Lawmakers ask federal judge to remove Matt Whitaker, say appointment without Senate confirmation unconstitutional
By Eric Tucker and MICHAEL BALSAMO
US Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Image via AP)
October 1, 2018, 4:53 am
FBI interviews Kavanaugh accuser; Yale friend remembers judge as heavy drinker
White House insists it isn’t ‘micromanaging’ investigation as Republicans and Democrats bicker over probe’s scope
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with a delegation of American Senators, headed by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, in Jerusalem, on January 6, 2016 (Haim Zach/GPO/Flash90)
January 13, 2016, 2:59 am
Democratic senators who backed Iran deal meet with Netanyahu
Delegation discusses oversight of nuclear accord, threat posed by Iran and terrorism in meetings with Israeli leaders
By JTA
Mazie Hirono speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2013 (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
August 18, 2015, 10:13 am
Hawaii senator to vote yes on ‘best option’ Iran deal
Mazie Hirono, 21st senator to support deal, says sanctions and military action available in case of breach
US House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor (CC BY/Gage Skidmore/Flickr/File)
November 7, 2012, 7:14 pm
Who’s who among Jews in the next US Congress
Representation drops by two in the Senate and five in the House following defeats and retirements
By JTA
Former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
August 12, 2012, 2:29 pm
Democrat Hirono wins US Senate primary in Hawaii
Up against the Jewish Republican Linda Lingle, who beat Hirono 10 years ago to become Hawaii’s chief executive
By Oskar Garcia
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