Tag: Law

President Trump and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker are pictured.

Trump lashed out at Matthew Whitaker over Cohen court filings

Caitlin Yilek · December 22, 2018 3:12 am

Meghan McCain tells ‘gross and ghoulish’ Bill O’Reilly to pray for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Caitlin Yilek · December 22, 2018 12:18 am

"There are so many things that might have been decisive," Ginsburg said. "But that was a major, major factor." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ginsburg voted against Trump asylum policy before cancer surgery

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2018 10:30 pm

Honduran asylum seekers cover their faces at San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry seen from Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.

Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to enforce new asylum policy

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2018 8:39 pm

President Donald Trump hands a pen to Sen Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, after signing criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Washington. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C, front row, second from right, watches.

Bipartisanship blossoms during shutdown fight: Trump signs First Step Act

Steven Nelson · December 21, 2018 7:42 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a swearing-in ceremony for new American citizens, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in New York.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has surgery to treat lung cancer

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2018 5:33 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in D.C.

House sends criminal justice reform bill to Trump’s desk

Kelly Cohen · December 20, 2018 8:59 pm

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is pictured.

Beltway Confidential

The Senate should come back after Christmas to confirm more judges

Quin Hillyer · December 20, 2018 7:23 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks to reporters after a news conference at University of California, Los Angeles Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Becerra spoke about his efforts to fight the Trump administration's proposal to weaken car efficiency fuel standards.

Democratic states sue Trump over loosened birth control rules

Kimberly Leonard · December 20, 2018 6:12 pm

Surfboards count as ‘vessels’ under the Jones Act, and it’s creating big problems for workers’ comp

Nicholas DeSimone · December 20, 2018 4:39 pm

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Beltway Confidential

Interview: Lawyer challenging constitutionality of Obamacare explains what he thinks critics missed

Philip Klein · December 19, 2018 9:48 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on the Federal Commission on School Safety report, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Judge reminds Trump that Congress, not the executive, makes immigration law

Erin Dunne · December 19, 2018 8:30 pm