Sen. Charles E. Grassley is demanding justice against several individuals who lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee over allegations against Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during his confirmation in 2018. Published March 23, 2021
Pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against her over her claims of election fraud, saying her speech was political in nature and protected by the First Amendment. Published March 23, 2021
Democrats are championing their massive election overhaul as a voting rights bill, but their proposal reaches far beyond the ballot box, with dictates on how candidates may run for office and rules restricting how states could challenge the sweeping new laws in court. Published March 22, 2021
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case to reinstate the death sentence for the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, putting President Biden in a conundrum about capital punishment. Published March 22, 2021
A biracial high school student in a Nevada charter school was challenged to label himself as "privileged" or "oppressed" in a racial-identity test — but his Christian faith settled the matter. Published March 21, 2021
A federal judge is calling on the Supreme Court to overturn a landmark case protecting the news media from defamation lawsuits. Published March 19, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer introduced Democrats' election overhaul legislation Wednesday, saying it's needed to counter Republicans' "racist" legislation to suppress voter turnout in critical swing states. Published March 17, 2021
Senate Democrats are pushing forward legislation for a major overhaul of U.S. elections, setting a collision course with Republicans who blocked the bill when they ran the chamber. Published March 16, 2021
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is accusing the FBI of conducting a "fake" investigation to help deflect sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh during his confirmation in 2018. Published March 16, 2021
Republican-backed legislation to tighten voting laws in several swing state is hitting stiff opposition from Democrats, who call the effort an attempt at voter suppression. Published March 15, 2021
Republican attorneys general are mounting a judicial attack on President Biden's record number of executive orders and eyeing a favorable legal battlefield, thanks to scores of conservative judges whom President Trump appointed to the federal bench. Published March 14, 2021
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, making the state the first this year to institute a transgender ban. Published March 11, 2021
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have called for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, a Democrat, to resign after reports he allowed a group linked to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to run the city's 2020 elections. Published March 10, 2021
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was billed as a jurist in the mold of the late conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia, is raising eyebrows with early rulings in which she sides with the high court's moderates. Published March 8, 2021
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said Monday he is not seeking reelection, creating an open Senate seat in 2022. Published March 8, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow students to sue for monetary damages against a Georgia college that blocked the distribution of religious pamphlets, giving new ammunition for campus free-speech lawsuits. Published March 8, 2021
The White House on Sunday ratcheted up pressure on the House's progressive Democrats to fall in line and pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package after the Senate watered down some far-left priorities in the bill. Published March 7, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin III, the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, insisted Sunday that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that passed without Republican support is not a one-party bill. Published March 7, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue guidelines "imminently" for people who've been vaccinated against COVID-19. Published March 7, 2021
Two more women came forward over the weekend and accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual misconduct, increasing pressure on the embattled Democrat to resign. Published March 7, 2021
