Tag: Law

Democratic attorneys general from four states are separately suing the administration. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Four states sue Trump administration over refugee ban

Anna Giaritelli · January 31, 2017 11:22 pm

Durbin said it seemed like a scene out of a reality TV show that he didn't want to be a part of. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Durbin to skip White House reception for Supreme Court pick

Susan Crabtree · January 31, 2017 9:08 pm

San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city to challenge President Trump's executive order on so-called "sanctuary cities." The lawsuit was filed by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

San Francisco sues Trump over ‘sanctuary city’ order

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2017 8:11 pm

Both of the putative front-runners for Supreme Court will be in Washington tonight — Judges Thomas Hardiman and Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Two Supreme Court vacancies?

David Freddoso · January 31, 2017 7:59 pm

Yates was dismissed by Trump on Monday after she refused to defend the president's immigration executive order. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Loretta Lynch praises Sally Yates’ ‘courageous leadership’

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2017 7:59 pm

The first slate of ads will run in the Washington area and Indiana, Missouri, Montana and North Dakota. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Conservative group to launch ads minutes after Trump names Supreme Court pick

Ryan Lovelace · January 31, 2017 7:21 pm

Senate Democrats deployed an obscure rule on Tuesday to delay a committee vote on attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats use procedure to delay Sessions vote again

Kelly Cohen · January 31, 2017 6:54 pm

White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended its decision to remove acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she instructed her agency not to defend an executive order. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House defends firing Yates after ‘bewildering’ actions

Sarah Bedford · January 31, 2017 6:31 pm

Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman, the two contenders for the Supreme Court nomination, are headed to Washington. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Report: Supreme Court candidates Hardiman, Gorsuch headed to DC

Ryan Lovelace · January 31, 2017 6:31 pm

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pauses while speaking at a news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, to discuss the operational implementation of the president's executive orders. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Kelly: Homeland Security didn’t ignore court order on refugees

Gabby Morrongiello · January 31, 2017 6:31 pm

The Trump administration did not quietly amend the language to the Bill of Rights as it appears on the White House website, contrary to a claim spread this week on Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

No, the Trump White House didn’t just rewrite the Bill of Rights

Becket Adams · January 31, 2017 5:51 pm

PredictIt gives Gorsuch a 49 percent chance of earning the Supreme Court nomination as of Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Here is who prediction markets favor for Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Ryan Lovelace · January 31, 2017 4:09 pm