Tag: Law

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.

Washington Secrets

Poll: Majority can’t name a single Supreme Court justice

Paul Bedard · August 28, 2018 1:26 pm

President Trump sits with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va.

Graham: The Trump, Sessions relationship is ‘beyond repair’

Caitlin Yilek · August 28, 2018 12:20 pm

Michael Cohen and President Trump

People believe Michael Cohen, but don’t want Trump impeached: Poll

Caitlin Yilek · August 28, 2018 11:40 am

Beltway Confidential

Military finally drops charges against chaplain accused of anti-gay discrimination

Nicole Russell · August 27, 2018 9:11 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is examining previously undisclosed contact between former Trump campaign officials and a Russian figure alleged to have tried to sell them dirt on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign. But Stone and Michael Caputo say they believe the man was an FBI informant trying to set them up. He denied that to the Washington Post.

Roger Stone predicts Robert Mueller will ‘charge Donald Trump Jr. with lying to the FBI’

Naomi Lim · August 27, 2018 7:44 pm

Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator.

Judge blocks publication of blueprints for 3D-printed guns

Melissa Quinn · August 27, 2018 6:10 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during the 2018 Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.

Beltway Confidential

The ‘worst week’ of Trump’s presidency didn’t hurt his approval ratings

Emily Jashinsky · August 27, 2018 5:30 pm

President Trump speaks during the 2018 Ohio Republican Party State Dinner.

Alan Dershowitz: Trump should be focused on Southern District investigation, not Robert Mueller probe

Caitlin Yilek · August 27, 2018 2:32 pm

President Donald Trump waves after speaking to the Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio.

Trump’s job approval rating unfazed by Paul Manafort conviction, Michael Cohen guilty plea: Polls

Naomi Lim · August 26, 2018 4:44 pm

A worker waits for a piece of heavy machinery to pass by at a new coal mine in Friedens, Pa.

Energy and Environment

Authority to regulate carbon at stake in legal fight over Trump’s coal rule

Josh Siegel · August 26, 2018 4:00 am

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington.

Juror: Pardon for Manafort would be a ‘grave mistake’

Melissa Quinn · August 25, 2018 8:49 pm

Two people hold signs that say "Blue Lives Matter."

Multiple arrests made during Antifa protest of ‘Blue Lives Matter’ rally: Reports

Melissa Quinn · August 25, 2018 7:48 pm