State Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) speaks to a Democratic caucus in Oakland on July 14. (Los Angeles Times)As he challenges incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein for a seat in the U.S. Senate, state Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) has made resisting the Trump administration a centerpiece of his campaign. A good illustration is his take-no-prisoners approach to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. As members of the minority party, the only tools at Senate Democrats’ disposal where nominees are concerned are dilatory ones. (The only exception was Supreme Court justices, but Republicans predictably removed that barrier after Trump took office.)

Source: Los Angeles Times August 15, 2018 12:00 UTC