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
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump sent Republican Party officials cease-and-desist letters, telling them to stop using his name in fundraising pitches. Published March 6, 2021
Senate Democratic leaders failed to get a minimum wage hike to $15 per hour in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, as the chamber took up a flurry of amendments Friday to President Biden's top legislative priority. Published March 5, 2021
The Supreme Court announced Friday that all nine justices have received COVID-19 vaccinations. Published March 5, 2021
Rep. Eric Swalwell sued former President Donald Trump on Friday for emotional distress following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, seeking financial damages. Published March 5, 2021
The Biden administration has waded into a Supreme Court free-speech battle to side with a high school that kicked a foul-mouthed cheerleader off the JV team for using the F-word on Snapchat. Published March 4, 2021
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the newest member of the high court, authored her first opinion Thursday in a ruling that blocked an environmentalists group from accessing documents about internal discussions at the Environmental Protection Agency. Published March 4, 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delved into the Democratic Party's lawsuit to ease Arizona's restrictions on ballot harvesting and other election conduct, putting the high court at the center of a growing battle over how Americans vote. Published March 2, 2021
A transgender student's six-year legal fight to use group bathrooms and locker rooms at school returned this month for a second time to the high court, pressuring the new conservative-tilted bench to weigh in. Published February 25, 2021
A California man took his challenge to a DUI arrest to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, arguing police violated his privacy rights when they followed his car home and arrested him inside his garage. Published February 24, 2021
The Supreme Court rejected porn star Stormy Daniels' defamation case against former President Donald Trump on Monday. Published February 22, 2021
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear legal challenges over federal funding for abortions. Without comment, the high court agreed to hear a group of cases concerning the Department of Health and Human Services' rule that bans federal funding from going toward abortions through the family planning Title X program. Published February 22, 2021
The Supreme Court won't take up a challenge over Pennsylvania's mail-in ballots, striking a blow to a Republican effort against extending deadlines beyond Election Day. Published February 22, 2021
The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to get former President Donald Trump's tax returns as part of a criminal probe. Published February 22, 2021
