Tag: Supreme Court

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk through Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

Before pushing structural changes, Democrats should remember they won’t hold power forever

Zachary Faria · October 5, 2020 10:25 pm

An employee of the Philadelphia Commissioners Office examines ballots at a satellite election office at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. Americans are concerned about the upcoming election vote.

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Nevada and South Carolina changed their election laws; courts legislate for other states

Jeremy Beaman · October 5, 2020 9:24 pm

In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee Chair Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a committee hearing on conditions at the Southern border, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

‘I’ll go in a moon suit’: Ron Johnson says he will try to vote for Amy Coney Barrett even if COVID-19 positive

Zach Halaschak · October 5, 2020 8:27 pm

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Democrats don’t like the rules, so they’re trying to change them

Adam Brandon · October 5, 2020 6:21 pm

The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building.

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Democrats warn against an originalist Supreme Court because their agenda might be unconstitutional

Zachary Faria · October 5, 2020 6:02 pm

COVID infections intensify battle over Barrett confirmation timeline

Susan Ferrechio · October 5, 2020 3:33 pm

Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk jailed for five days in 2015 for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, is touring Romania in support of a campaign to block legal recognition of such unions there. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Supreme Court denies appeal of Kentucky clerk who refused to administer gay marriage licenses

Nicholas Rowan · October 5, 2020 3:24 pm

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New Supreme Court term begins Monday, with major cases on the docket

Nicole Russell · October 5, 2020 6:00 am

Coronavirus shutters Senate floor, but Barrett confirmation won’t be delayed

Susan Ferrechio · October 3, 2020 5:10 pm

Senate Republicans: Trump COVID-19 diagnosis won’t stall Barrett confirmation

Susan Ferrechio · October 2, 2020 8:51 pm

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In White House and Senate coronavirus cases, Democrats see a chance to jam up Supreme Court confirmation

Becket Adams · October 2, 2020 8:49 pm

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Congress can counteract a COVID-19-caused constitutional crisis

Quin Hillyer · October 2, 2020 7:41 pm