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	Podcast:		KQED’s The California Report
	Episode:		California Senators Lead Fight to Delay SCOTUS Nominee Hearings
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:07:58
	Publish Date:		2018-09-05 08:59:25
	Description:		California Senators Lead Fight to Delay SCOTUS Nominee Hearings California’s two U.S. senators and their Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off this week’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday with a tradition-breaking attempt to delay the process. Reporter: Peter Jon Shuler Silicon Valley Tech Leaders Go Before Senate Intelligence Committee There’s another hearing happening on Capitol Hill today. And it involves leaders of three major California companies that increasingly control who sees what online: Google, Facebook and Twitter. Reporter: Sam Harnett Trial for San Diego Congressman Slated for After November Election The trial for San Diego County Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife may not begin until after the November election. The Department of Justice has accused the couple of using $250,000 of campaign funds as a personal bank account. Reporter: Matt Hoffman Medical Care in Immigrant Detention Centers Called Into Question There are still about 500 children who are separated from their immigrant parents. Many of them are being held in Texas, but how they're treated is decided by a Los Angeles area federal judge. Advocates for immigrant families say that a lack of medical care is a widespread problem in detention facilities. Reporter: Julie Small
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