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Where Things Stand: Conveniently Sasse-y

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UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 15: Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., left, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., attend the Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting on Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday, October 15, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) attends the fourth day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on October... WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) attends the fourth day of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on October 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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October 16, 2020 1:02 p.m.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) should’ve learned from Jeff Flake.

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