Tag: Law

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks during a news conference after touring the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, on Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Homestead, Fla.

Former Democratic IT staffer for Debbie Wasserman Schultz pleads guilty to loan application fraud

Naomi Lim · July 3, 2018 4:25 pm

Chuck Schumer Brett Kavanaugh.

Schumer criticizes Supreme Court contender Brett Kavanaugh

Melissa Quinn · July 3, 2018 3:57 pm

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People pickets march in front of the Dinkler Plaza Hotel in Atlanta on Nov. 11, 1961 protesting the appearance of Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara at a segregated, private dinner honoring Sen. Richard B. Russell and Rep. Carl Vinson, veteran Georgia Democrats. Picketing the NAACP pickets were a group of five white youths from an organization known as the Knights of the Confederacy, a segregationist group.

Beltway Confidential

At 60, the NAACP’s victory for privacy rights must not be forgotten

Luke Wachob · July 3, 2018 3:35 pm

FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe said that President Trump's firing of former Director James Comey has not measurably slowed down the bureau's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

Top DOJ lawyer who pushed for Andrew McCabe’s ouster is stepping down

Caitlin Yilek · July 3, 2018 2:38 pm

Immigrants from Guatemala and Cuba seeking asylum in the United States wait on the Matamoros International Bridge, Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Matamoros, Mexico.

1,350% jump in deportation orders for sham asylum claims by illegal immigrants

Paul Bedard · July 3, 2018 2:18 pm

Visitors line up to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, as the justices begin the second week of the new term. The landscape has changed very quickly for gay marriage in the U.S. Last week, the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from several states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. The Oct. 6 move effectively legalized gay marriage in about 30 states and triggered a flurry of rulings and confusion in lower courts across the nation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Voters split on whether to confirm next Supreme Court justice before or after the midterm elections

Katelyn Caralle · July 3, 2018 11:55 am

Tourists pass the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va., Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The co-owner of the Virginia restaurant that refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has resigned from a local business group.

Noemie Emery: Are you being served, or sued?

Noemie Emery · July 3, 2018 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

If Trump really wants to tweak the opposition (and he does) this is the Supreme Court pick that’ll do it

Becket Adams · July 2, 2018 7:41 pm

President Donald Trump waits to welcome Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 2, 2018.

Trump interviews four possible Supreme Court candidates

Melissa Quinn · July 2, 2018 6:41 pm

In this Oct. 10, 2017 photo, The Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court is refusing to intervene in a legal fight over a Mississippi law that lets government workers and private business people cite their own religious beliefs to deny services to LGBT people. Opponents say the law could lead to discrimination against those who support same-sex marriage.

Grassley, Leahy push for Supreme Court to release same-day audio of arguments

Melissa Quinn · July 2, 2018 6:35 pm

Feds receive 1.3 million items belonging to Michael Cohen

Kelly Cohen · July 2, 2018 5:06 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Chuck Schumer hits Supreme Court contender Amy Coney Barrett over abortion, Obamacare

Melissa Quinn · July 2, 2018 4:30 pm