November 2, 2019 Trump administration to pay $846G to California over failed bid to add citizenship question to census The Trump administration has agreed to pay $846,000 to the state of California in a settlement over the administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the U.S. Census, according to a report.
October 28, 2019 Katie Hill defended by ABC News analyst comparing her case to allegations against Trump, Supreme Court justices ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd offered a bold defense of Katie Hill on Monday after the congresswoman announced her resignation, describing her behavior as "jaywalking" compared to the more serious, "credible" allegations of sexual assault or harassment made against President Trump and Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas.
October 28, 2019 New challenge to union power brewing in wake of Janus ruling In the wake of a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that public-sector unions cannot force non-members to pay a fee for representation in the workplace, a new challenge to union power is taking shape.
October 25, 2019 Supreme Court rejects case of Christian teen forced to write Islamic conversion prayer Supreme Court rejects case of Christian Maryland student forced to write Muslim conversion prayer.
October 24, 2019 Bernie Sanders hits Pete Buttigieg for suggesting Supreme Court noms should be like Justice Kennedy Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a shot at South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg for suggesting that he would nominate a moderate independent-minded judges Justice Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court.
October 21, 2019 Philadelphia's 'sanctuary city' DA Krasner among people floated by liberal group for Supreme Court The district attorney focused on social justice has had multiple run-ins with the Trump administration in recent years.
October 19, 2019 Supreme Court to decide if Obama-era Wall Street watchdog agency is constitutional The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider whether an Obama-era financial watchdog --- created in part by Democratic 2020 frontrunner Elizabeth Warren in 2010 to police Wall Street in the aftermath of the Great Recession — is constitutional.
October 18, 2019 Sotomayor breaks Supreme Court's new 'quiet' rule during immigration case Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has the dubious distinction of being the first member of the nation’s highest court to break a new “two-minute rule" regarding justices asking questions.
October 17, 2019 What is ‘executive privilege’? A source of controversy in every recent administration Executive privilege has been around since the earliest days of the country, and gives the executive branch the ability to withhold certain internal discussions and documents from scrutiny.
October 16, 2019 Ronan Farrow says he's 'very proud' of Kavanaugh reporting, acknowledges 'dubious claims' against the justice Ronan Farrow stood by his reporting on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2018 bitter confirmation battle, saying he was "proud" of his work.
