The ‘state secrets privilege’ sounds mysterious. Here’s what it is and how it works
The Trump administration is invoking a powerful tool in seeking to cut off a judge’s inquiry into whether it defied his order ...
The First Trump Electoral Tests
Watch Wisconsin and Florida next week for early indications of how the GOP is doing.
Tracking key Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term
Follow major cases facing the Supreme Court in 2025. The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on cases related to ghost guns, the death penalty, medical care for transgender minors, public funding for ...
Daily Briefing: Trump overhauls voter registration
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that overhauls federal elections and establishes new voter identification requirements.
It’s still Antonin Scalia’s Supreme Court
Justice Antonin Scalia, a great dissenter, once remarked, “My most important function on the Supreme Court is to tell the ...
What Is the Secrecy Power Trump’s Aides Are Using to Stonewall a Federal Judge?
The administration is invoking an extraordinary national security power, the state secrets privilege, under highly unusual ...
The Justice Department Just Debuted a New Defense of Trump. It’s Terrifying.
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice made two arguments in two different courts that, taken together, amount to a legal claim ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson: 'We do have authority over the federal courts'
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress has broad authority over the federal courts Tuesday, as lawmakers ...
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of Louisiana’s new congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court took up the legality of Louisiana’s new congressional map on Monday (March 24), and whatever the high ...