Tag: Law

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.

Justice Kavanaugh’s first test on abortion comes this week

Rachel N. Busick · October 12, 2018 4:00 am

House Republicans leave the House side of the Capitol Building after dark, after voting on the rule of the continuing resolution Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Judicial nominations deal to wrap up Congress until ‘lame duck’ session

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2018 9:29 pm

Robert Mueller appears at a hearing in D.C.

Trump’s legal team composing written answers to Mueller questions

Diana Stancy Correll · October 11, 2018 9:29 pm

The execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right, in Walla Walla, Wash.

Washington becomes 20th state to get rid of death penalty

Maria Biery · October 11, 2018 8:14 pm

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, waits for his ride after making an unannounced visit to the federal courthouse in New York, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. Cohen left the building, declining to say why he was there as well as refusing to talk about any discussions he's had with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen registers as a Democrat

Caitlin Yilek · October 11, 2018 7:32 pm

A person reaches out of his cell at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif.

Beltway Confidential

Jim DeMint: This is how criminal justice reform gets done this year

Philip Wegmann · October 11, 2018 7:30 pm

Rapper Kanye West speaks to President Donald Trump and others in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington.

Kanye West tells Trump of trapdoor sending people ‘next to the Unabomber’

Steven Nelson · October 11, 2018 5:07 pm

Commuter traffic on North Capitol Street heading towards the US Capitol Building in Washington resumes to its normal volume, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The bill to reopen the government late Monday, was signed by President Donald Trump, ending a 69-hour display of partisan dysfunction.

Energy and Environment

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to defend his environmental policies in court

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2018 4:44 pm

FILE - In this June 14, 2016 file photo, people stand outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington. The computers of the House Democratic campaign committee had been hacked, an intrusion that investigators say resembles the recent cyber breach of the Democratic National Committee for which the Russian government is the leading suspect. (AP Photo/Paul Holston, File)

Trump campaign argues it’s not liable for WikiLeaks publication of DNC emails

Naomi Lim · October 11, 2018 4:42 pm

Michael Avenatti talks to reporters after a federal court hearing in Los Angeles.

Michael Avenatti predicts Trump Jr. will be indicted by end of 2018

Dominick Mastrangelo · October 11, 2018 4:37 pm

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

National Security

Kirsten Gillibrand holding up Navy nominee who criticized her sex assault bill

Travis J. Tritten · October 11, 2018 4:09 pm

A huge rainbow flag is carried during a parade as a part of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 14, 2018. More than thousands of supporters and visitors participate in the 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival which is held from July 13 until July 22.

Transgender Wisconsin state employees get $780,000 in damages after being refused healthcare coverage

Diana Stancy Correll · October 11, 2018 3:11 pm