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Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) on Thursday tweeted screenshots of documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House that are stamped "committee confidential." "These are the docs Rs don't want you to see—because they show that Judge Kavanaugh wrongly believes that Native Hawaiian programs are Constitutionally questionable. I defy anyone reading this to be able to conclude that it should be deemed confidential in any way, shape, or form," Hirono said in a tweet. Hirono's tweet includes two pages of an email thread from 2002 about "Treasury testimony on Capital Investment in Indian Country." "I think...

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) called for "men of this country," encouraging them to "shut up and step up for once" on Tuesday following allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Hirono said at a press conference with Senate Democrats it "makes a difference" that there are women on the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning Kavanaugh's accuser Christine Blasey Ford would not face an all-male panel during a public hearing. But she added that she expects "the men in this country and the men in this committee" to "step up." "Guess who’s perpetuating all these kinds of actions?" Hirono...

JUST SHUT UP!!!....wow. As the attacks on the credibility of Christine Blasey Ford continue, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly denies the allegations made against him, lawmakers are speaking out. Senator Mazie Hirono, for one, did not mince words. She held men — especially those in government — responsible for the harrowing experience of coming forward with allegations against a powerful man. “Guess who’s perpetuating all of these kinds of actions? It’s the men in this country,” she said at a press conference. “I just want to say to the men in this country: Just shut up and step...