Grassley and Feinstein: The Pair Who Will Lead Gorsuch’s Senate Hearings

The senators will face pressure to vindicate their parties’ views both of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s worthiness to join the Supreme Court and of the process leading him there.

On Washington: Gorsuch Confirmation Presents Democrats With 2 Difficult Paths

Will Democrats try to block Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s confirmation or hold their fire for a later vacancy? Either way, he seems headed for the Supreme Court.

Democrats’ Quandary on Gorsuch: Appease the Base or Honor the Process

The Supreme Court nominee presents a challenge for moderate Democratic senators, who must negotiate the anger of liberal voters and an instinct for comity among lawmakers.

On Washington: In Neil Gorsuch’s Confirmations, Parsing the Meaning of ‘Yes’

Does opposition now contradict silence in the past? The parties warring over Judge Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination are framing the answer to their advantage.

Gorsuch Not Easy to Pigeonhole on Gay Rights, Friends Say

Democrats and gay rights groups oppose Judge Gorsuch, but interviews with his friends and legal experts suggest that his views are not so easy to determine.