Tag: Law

Megan Mayhew Bergman, director of the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, Vt., stands in front of the famous Frost poem, "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening," painted on a wall of the museum while holding a book.

Beltway Confidential

Two decades ago, Congress bowed to corporate interests on copyright; in 2019, some works are finally free

Erin Dunne · January 2, 2019 8:28 pm

Former President Donald Trump.

Trump: I have ‘scary’ amount of power if Supreme Court says DACA can’t be dismantled

Pete Kasperowicz · January 2, 2019 7:58 pm

Border patrol officers arrest Honduran migrants after jumping the U.S. border fence into San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. Discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry, many Central American migrants from recent caravans are choosing to cross the U.S. border wall and hand themselves in to border patrol agents.

On the budget and the border, let’s make a deal

Washington Examiner · January 2, 2019 5:00 am

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts appears at an event.

John Roberts endorses changes in federal judiciary to combat workplace abuse

Daniel Chaitin · January 1, 2019 12:24 am

Sprague High School students, prompted by their teacher, rise to their feet, place their hand over their heart and recite the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday, April 28, 2005, in Salem , Ore. The 10-second ritual is practiced on a weekly basis in public schools throughout Oregon, but it could become a daily occurrence if Republican legislators have their way.

Beltway Confidential

The lesson for a Texas school district: Teaching versus coercion

Erin Dunne · December 31, 2018 3:10 pm

Judge who ruled Obamacare unconstitutional will let it stay in place pending appeal

Kimberly Leonard · December 31, 2018 12:20 am

The silhouette of Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, is seen as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Senators on the Intelligence Committee pressed administration officials Wednesday to disclose more about the extent of Russian hacking attempts during last year's election after the government disclosed that 21 states had been targeted.

Government responds after mystery company takes Mueller-tied subpoena fight to Supreme Court

Daniel Chaitin · December 29, 2018 2:33 am

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., should be recalled because his cancer treatment may be inhibiting his ability to work. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Louie Gohmert: Michael Cohen ‘needed a colonoscopy’ from lawmakers

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2018 2:22 am

Wounded Dekalb County Police K9 Indi stands by his handler's side as he salutes during funeral service for Dekalb County Police officer Edgar Flores Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Dunwoody, Ga. Indi was shot while trying to capture the suspect police say shot and killed Flores after making a traffic stop in Decatur, Ga., on Dec. 13, 2018.

144 police officers have been killed in 2018, up 12 percent from 2017

Anna Giaritelli · December 28, 2018 7:08 pm

The Federal Reserve has restricted Wells Fargo's growth until the bank improves corporate oversight and risk management.

Wells Fargo settles state claims on fake accounts for $575 million

James Langford · December 28, 2018 6:07 pm

Ohio Gov. John Kasich sits for an interview with the Associated Press at the Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Columbus.

Ohio lawmakers override John Kasich’s gun bill veto

Claude Thompson · December 28, 2018 3:24 pm

Magazine - Columnists

Republicans should accelerate confirmation of judges in 2019

Philip Klein · December 28, 2018 5:01 am