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March 12, 2024

Trump says he will free Jan. 6 rioters on first day if re-elected

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to free those imprisoned in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot on the first day he retakes office.

March 11, 2024

Legal battle underway in Florida over sports betting as Supreme Court petition challenges tribal agreement

Florida and the Seminole Tribe have a compact giving the tribe exclusive online sports betting and casino gambling rights, but legal challenges question the legality of bets.

March 11, 2024

Enforcement of government transparency rules is poor in most states, report finds

A nationwide review of procedures found complicated, varying systems for resolving open government disputes that often put the burden of enforcing transparency laws on private citizens.

March 11, 2024

Some pundits still want Trump ballot ban despite Supreme Court ruling

Liberal justices join in 9-0 ruling to reject state attempts to ban Trump from the ballot. 

March 10, 2024

Shannon Bream: SCOTUS does not want to get dragged into political conversations

'Fox News Sunday' anchor Shannon Bream shares her takeaways from the Supreme Court's ballot ban ruling involving former President Trump on 'Sunday Night in America.'

March 9, 2024

Mayorkas calls policy to let 30k migrants fly in each month a ‘key element’ of border plan after legal win

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan (CHNV) parole program a "key element" of its border strategy.

March 9, 2024

Mike Johnson refuses to answer whether IVF procedures that destroy embryos are murder

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told "CBS Mornings" that he doesn't know whether destruction of fertilized embryos in IVF procedures constitutes murder, despite his pro-life beliefs.

March 9, 2024

Senate Dems, Republicans clash over federal IVF protections: ‘They're covering their a---s’

Senate Republicans expressed confidence in states to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) without the federal government getting involved.

March 8, 2024

'Discouraging': Former Scalia law clerk reacts to Biden 'directly addressing' SCOTUS in SOTU

Chris Landau, former Scalia and Thomas law clerk, says it was a 'norm-shattering' moment when President Biden addressed SCOTUS during his State of the Union speech on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

March 8, 2024

Mirroring Obama, Biden rebukes Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade in SOTU address

President Biden's decision to target Supreme Court justices during his State of the Union address on Thursday mirrored that of former President Barack Obama in 2010.