Melissa Quinn

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Two crosses and hundreds of shoes in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria are displayed in front of the Puerto Rico Capitol, in San Juan, Friday, June 1, 2018. Puerto Rico's Institute of Statistics announced that it has sued the U.S. territory's health department and demographic registry seeking to obtain data on the number of deaths following Hurricane Maria as a growing number of critics accuse the government of lacking transparency.

Puerto Rico judge orders government to turn over death records to reporters

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2018 7:08 pm

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, center rear, and forward Kevin Durant during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 3, 2018.

LeBron James: Cavaliers, Warriors don’t want an invite to White House

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2018 5:49 pm

White House names venue for Trump’s Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un

White House names venue for Trump’s Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2018 4:55 pm

Supreme Court leaves key question unanswered in same-sex wedding cake case

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 10:38 pm

Barack Obama and James Comey.

National Security

Former Navy sailor pardoned by Trump plans lawsuit against Obama, Comey

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 9:06 pm

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips cracks eggs into a cake batter mixer inside his store in Lakewood, Colo. The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado.

Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker who refused to make cake for same-sex wedding

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 2:23 pm

Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington.

Supreme Court tosses lower court ruling in illegal immigrant teen abortion case

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 1:57 pm

Visitors line up to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as the justices begin the second week of the new term. The landscape has changed very quickly for gay marriage in the U.S. Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states and triggered a flurry of rulings and confusion in lower courts across the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The 6 blockbuster cases to watch as the Supreme Court term ends

Melissa Quinn · June 4, 2018 12:00 pm

Demonstrators carry a coffin over the Brooklyn Bridge during a march and rally against gun violence on Saturday, June 2, 2018. Youth Over Guns, a gun violence prevention organization in New York City, lead a march across the Brooklyn Bridge to call for youth empowerment and investment in urban communities to end gun violence.

Young people march across Brooklyn Bridge, through NYC to protest gun violence

Melissa Quinn · June 2, 2018 9:24 pm

President Trump speaks during a ceremony at the White House.

Trump’s lawyers sent Mueller’s office confidential memo outlining why Trump couldn’t have obstructed justice: Report

Melissa Quinn · June 2, 2018 7:53 pm

Facebook blocks California congressional candidate for violating ‘bullying’ policy after repeatedly posting about transgender woman

Melissa Quinn · June 2, 2018 6:24 pm

Trump suggests Justice Department officials are leaking letters from his lawyers to media

Melissa Quinn · June 2, 2018 6:05 pm