The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win on Monday by allowing him to fire officials at most independent agencies within the executive branch, undoing a nearly century-old precedent. The 6-3 majority ruled that Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat-appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission, while also ruling that he can […]
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal of the $5 million civil judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The justices denied Trump’s petition without comment, as is customary, allowing a lower court’s decision to stand. At least four justices of the […]
The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump another key loss on Monday, barring him from firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook for cause. The high court denied the president’s emergency petition to allow Cook to be fired in the interim while the case proceeds 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. “Last August, […]
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case involving a pair of election-integrity laws in Arizona, including a requirement to show proof of citizenship for a state voter registration form. The high court will hear the case Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota in its next term, which will deal with […]
The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail ballots received days after Election Day to be counted, rejecting arguments that under federal law, mail ballots must be received by Election Day to count. The high court ruled 5-4 on Monday to uphold the Mississippi law, finding that federal law does not preempt state laws […]
President Donald Trump on Monday announced the U.S. and Iran will meet for peace talks this week, after a weekend of clashes raised questions about the durability of the 60-day peace agreement framework the two countries reached earlier this month. Trump said Iran requested a meeting, which he revealed will take place in Doha, Qatar, […]
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and oyster farmer Graham Platner are locked in a dead heat in their race for Maine‘s senate seat, as Platner hits Collins on her abortion record while attempting to circumvent attention from his stack of personal controversies. The latest poll from the New York Times, the Portland Press Herald, and Siena […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) revealed on Monday she will plant a new institute at the University of California, Berkeley after she leaves Congress, as she seeks to enshrine her legacy in a move the longtime lawmaker described as designed to train the next generation of leaders to protect democracy. After spending nearly four decades in […]
President Donald Trump‘s immigration agenda has notched several key wins as the Supreme Court‘s term draws to a close, but a key loss appears imminent on one of the high court’s final opinion days. The Supreme Court is wrapping up its 2025-26 term with likely two opinion days beginning Monday, when the justices will issue […]
A House race in the blue stronghold of Denver has quickly become the next test of Democrats’ appetite for socialism as Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), a 15-term incumbent, fends off a challenger endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Voters in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District will head to the polls Tuesday to decide between DeGette and […]
