The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to overrule a federal judge’s order that blocked Alabama from executing an inmate accused of murder with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee was set to be executed at 6 p.m. Thursday local time under Alabama’s nitrogen hypoxia protocol, but the state chose not to proceed with the execution until the […]
President Donald Trump reportedly supports the House GOP’s consideration of a resolution to void the two failed impeachments during his first term in office. The resolution would symbolically, not legally, erase Trump’s impeachment record, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The president and his allies have recently discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers. “It […]
The Kennedy Center‘s board of trustees voted on Thursday to appeal an Obama-appointed federal judge’s order that requires President Donald Trump‘s name to be removed from the performing arts building by Friday. The board vote came hours before all references to Trump in the Kennedy Center’s signage, digital materials, and branding were supposed to be […]
Justice Clarence Thomas urged his colleagues on the Supreme Court to “reexamine” a legal doctrine that prevents someone from taking a contrary position in a lawsuit from one they took in a previous lawsuit, questioning its foundation in law. Thomas took aim at judicial estoppel in a separate concurring opinion published Thursday in the case […]
A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to collect his temporary 10% global tariffs for now while the legal challenges against the trade levies proceed through the judicial system. In a Thursday ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., concluded the Trump administration‘s case in defense of […]
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would have backed the Republican primary opponent of Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) if he had been given “proper information” on both candidates. Feenstra narrowly lost the GOP primary for Iowa governor to political newcomer Zach Lahn earlier this month despite outspending Lahn by nearly $1 million and having […]
President Donald Trump is offering support for Catholic bishops’ consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an unprecedented act of solidarity with the Catholic Church as the animosity between the White House and the Vatican is seemingly in the rearview. Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops — which […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to exert federal control over Washington, D.C., again if Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George wins the primary election next week and the general election in November. Lewis George, a self-described socialist, is one of many candidates running in the Democratic primary on June 16. A reporter compared Lewis George to […]
Ohio lawmakers have approved legislation that would require absentee voters to submit a copy of a photo ID when returning their ballots, a move Republicans say will strengthen election security but that critics argue could create new hurdles for voters. The law will take effect in time for the November 2027 elections. The measure, House […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that a peace deal with Iran could be signed as early as this weekend in Europe, comments that mark the latest turn toward diplomacy after days of military strikes. Vice President JD Vance would attend the signing on behalf of the administration if a deal is reached, Trump said in […]
