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June 17, 2021

Senate Democrats' warnings about Justice Barrett proven wrong by Obamacare ruling

Senate Democrats repeatedly claimed that Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett would strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — also known as Obamacare — if she was confirmed, but those predictions were proven false on Thursday.

May 6, 2021

Supreme Court justice photo includes all three Trump picks for first time

The latest official photo of the Supreme Court's current nine justices has been released, showing all three of former President Donald Trump's picks for the first time.

April 9, 2021

Biden orders study on 'size' of Supreme Court, other possible changes amid liberal court-packing push

President Biden will issue an executive order Friday to form a commission to study reforms to the United States Supreme Court.Biden, under pressure from liberals to expand the size of the high court, promised to create the commission during a "60 Minutes" interview back in October in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death. 

April 4, 2021

Mazie Hirono rips Kavanaugh, other Trump Supreme Court picks, as she promotes new memoir

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono made a name for herself during Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years ago. Now she's ripping the justice again -- describing him as a "political operative" and "not a very good lawyer" -- as she promotes her new memoir.

March 2, 2021

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs considering Senate run against Democrat Mark Kelly

Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is mulling a Senate run against newly-appointed Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. 

January 12, 2021

MSNBC's Chris Hayes accused of sexism after singling out, shaming Amy Coney Barrett as Trump appointee

MSNBC host Chris Hayes was slammed on social media Tuesday after he attempted to shame Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett for being an appointee of President Trump.

December 26, 2020

Georgia gun store owner elected to Congress takes aim at IRS, firearm laws

Georgia Rep.-elect Andrew Clyde arrived in the nation's capital with the unique distinction of already having federal legislation named after him.

December 10, 2020

Feinstein cognitive decline 'evident for several years': New Yorker's Jane Mayer

New Yorker magazine staff writer Jane Mayer published a story Thursday citing people familiar with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's current situation as saying her apparent cognitive decline has been "evident for several years."

December 8, 2020

Why Dictionary.com changed their definition of ‘court packing’

Dictionary.com came under scrutiny from some Twitter users Tuesday after the online lexicon adjusted its definition of “court packing.”

November 30, 2020

Jonathan Turley: Gun-rights case tailor made for Justice Barrett, Supreme Court. Here's why

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has issued an opinion over the right to bear arms that has received little attention, but it should.