Entitled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashed out against the Justice Department after a report that identified New York City as one of three jurisdictions to encourage anarchist rioting suggested the cities might lose federal funding as a result.
The DOJ published the list using a set criteria for evaluating...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump says he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
He told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that he had a list of five finalists, “probably four,” and that he is pushing for a...
(Associated Press) A front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a federal appellate judge who has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control.
Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic, is hailed by religious...
(Headline USA) Four years ago, the allure of conservative Supreme Court appointments helped persuade skeptical Republicans to support Donald Trump for president.
Two years ago, a contentious clash over Trump's choice of Brett Kavanaugh for the court was credited with bolstering GOP gains in the Senate in an otherwise bad midterm...
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., reaffirmed his commitment to vote for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee only if that candidate explicitly opposes Roe v.Wade, the high court's decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Two months ago, I pledged to vote only for #SCOTUS nominees who understand and acknowledge that Roe was...
(Headline USA) Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
He urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose the election-season nomination.
The extraordinary televised plea from the Democratic presidential candidate to...
(Associated Press) Leaders of Vermont's largest city have voted to consider creating a supervised injection site for people who use heroin and other illicit drugs to reduce overdoses and get more people into treatment.
The city council in Burlington voted unanimously Monday night in favor of a resolution asking the...
(Associated Press) A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace.
Advocates this week presented a draft proposal to New Mexico state lawmakers that would outlaw employers and schools from discriminating against Black and Native American women's...
(Associated Press) Is it possible the election will be up in the air and we won't have a president on Inauguration Day: Jan. 20, 2021?
Even if the election is messy and contested in court, the country will have a president on Inauguration Day. The Constitution and federal law ensure...
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me., sided with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the argument about filling the Supreme Court seat that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
She said the person who wins the 2020 presidential election should choose the next Supreme Court nominee.
My statement on the Supreme...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Taking the stage at a North Carolina rally to chants of "Fill that seat," the president said...
(Associated Press) Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The letter appeared to have originated in Canada, according to a statement from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which said it was...