Here are the cases left to be decided by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has roughly a handful of opinions left to be handed down before the end of its term, which will now stretch into July. They include history-making decisions such as former President...
View ArticleCNN poll: Most viewers say Trump won debate
(The Hill) -- A CNN poll of those who watched the debate late Thursday found 67 percent said former President Donald Trump won the debate, compared to 33 percent who said President Joe Biden won. The...
View ArticleNo sign of Melania Trump at presidential debate
(The Hill) -- Former first lady Melania Trump was nowhere to be found at Thursday night’s debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. The Trump campaign did not respond to...
View ArticleSurgeon general steps into political fray with gun violence ‘crisis’ designation
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has placed himself at the center of the fiercely partisan debate over gun control with his declaration this week that firearm violence in the U.S. is a public health...
View Article5 takeaways on a pivotal Trump-Biden debate
President Biden and former President Trump met for the first time in four years on a debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday in what was cast as a pivotal moment in the presidential race. By the end of...
View ArticleChip Roy says he'll call on Harris to remove Biden under 25th Amendment
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced a resolution Friday urging Vice President Harris to convene the Cabinet and declare President Biden unable to carry out the duties of the Oval Office after the...
View ArticleSupreme Court lets law stand that allows for ticketing of homeless people...
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can ticket homeless people for camping in public even when there is no alternative shelter available, a decision that could drastically alter the lives of...
View ArticleSupreme Court takes sledgehammer to federal agency power in Chevron case
The Supreme Court took a sledgehammer to executive agencies’ power Friday by overruling a prominent precedent that bolstered their ability to implement regulations in wide areas of American life,...
View ArticleSupreme Court rules in favor of Jan. 6 rioters in obstruction case
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an obstruction law used to charge scores of Jan. 6 rioters and former President Trump was improperly applied, spelling trouble for the Justice Department’s...
View ArticleHouse approves trio of funding bills as spending fight looms
The House on Friday approved a trio of government funding bills that the White House has already threatened to veto if they land on President Biden’s desk, setting the stage for a bitter spending...
View ArticleBarrett breaks with conservatives over Jan. 6 obstruction charge ruling
In a pointed dissent, Justice Amy Coney Barrett skewered her fellow justices over their decision to narrow an obstruction charge used to prosecute scores of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6,...
View ArticleClyburn says Biden should 'stay the course' despite debate performance
Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) is swatting away arguments that President Biden should step down from the Democratic ticket after his subpar debate performance Thursday evening, contending that the...
View ArticleBiden seeks to tame Democrat panic at postdebate rally
President Biden sought to tamp down the panic among some Democrats on Friday over his ability to lead the party heading into November following a calamitous debate performance a night earlier,...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies Steve Bannon's request to delay prison sentence
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Steve Bannon must begin his four-month prison sentence on contempt of Congress charges as his appeal proceeds. The one-sentence order, which had no public...
View ArticleShell-shocked House Democrats question keeping Biden at the top of the ticket
A growing chorus of alarmed House Democrats say President Biden’s faltering performance in the debate the night before raises immediate questions about whether he should remain at the top of the...
View ArticleTrump seeks to step up ground game in Virginia after Biden's shaky debate
Former President Trump is ramping up his efforts in Virginia in a sign that Republicans are viewing the state as winnable in November. While President Biden headed to battleground North Carolina for...
View ArticleDemocrats reel from Biden’s stumbling debate showing
The question on many Democrats’ minds: Now what? Democrats were reeling from the presidential debate where they saw President Biden not only do poorly but bomb what was supposed to be a...
View ArticleHow replacing Biden as Democratic nominee would actually work
Replacing President Biden as the Democratic nominee would be highly complicated, and likely impossible, unless the president voluntarily decided to back out on his own. Politically and mechanically,...
View ArticleSupreme Court's Idaho decision deepens abortion uncertainty
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Idaho’s challenge to a federal emergency care law is offering temporary relief to physicians and patients in the state, but it failed to close the door on whether...
View ArticleBiden's difficult debate puts spotlight on Harris
President Biden’s lackluster debate performance has thrust Vice President Harris into the spotlight. After Biden struggled against former President Trump, Harris hit the airwaves to defend her running...
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