(Associated Press) Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will not seek re-election in 2022 and plans to leave public service, he confirmed, a surprise move for the fiercely anti-tax and anti-regulation lawmaker who had been seen as the favorite to be the party's nominee for governor in two years.
Toomey’s decision will...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court's docket when it begins its new session includes cases about the Affordable Care Act, elections, religious liberty, technology, and the Mueller investigation.
A week after the presidential election, the court will hear arguments in a bid by the Trump administration and Republican-led states to overturn...
(Headline USA) It's a month before Election Day and President Donald Trump is in the hospital, infected with COVID-19, though in good spirits.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is 77 years old and susceptible to the virus as well.
What happens in the election — already well underway — should his...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday.
Trump remained at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday. He offered his own assessment of...
(Headline USA) Florida authorities say they've filed a voter fraud charge against a man who said he said he "wanted to test the system" when he tried to obtain a mail-in ballot for his deceased wife.
Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett said he contacted the sheriff's office after...
(Headline USA) Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee revealed Friday he was infected with the coronavirus in an announcement that came just hours after President Donald Trump said he had the disease.
The conservative senator plans to isolate for 10 days then return to public life the day the Senate Judiciary Committee is...
(Headline USA) Police who shot Breonna Taylor announced themselves as law enforcement before entering her apartment, according to grand jury testimony that was among hours of audio recordings released Friday.
“We knocked on the door, said police, waited I don’t know 10 or 15 seconds. Knocked again, said police, waited even...
UPDATE VIA AP: The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump was suffering “mild symptoms” of COVID-19.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday assured the public that Trump was conducting business as usual while in quarantine.
Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for the virus on Friday...
(Associated Press) The Supreme Court said Friday it will review a 2016 Arizona law that bars anyone but a family member or caregiver from returning another person’s early ballot.
The law itself, however, remains in effect through the presidential election and until the justices rule.
The court will begin hearing arguments again...
(Headline USA) After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic with its candidate rarely venturing away from his home, Joe Biden's campaign is about to launch in-person canvassing efforts across several battleground states.
The decision comes amid growing concern from Democratic officials on the ground in key...
(Headline USA) The Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over his "tell-all" book, a judge ruled Thursday in denying a request to dismiss the complaint.
The Justice Department alleges that Bolton's book, “The Room Where It Happened” contains classified information, and the...
(Associated Press) President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting the possibility of a government shutdown when the new fiscal year starts Thursday.
Trump signed the bill, which was approved by sweeping bipartisan agreement Wednesday, into law early Thursday morning shortly after returning from...