Democrats are urging U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself from any election-related cases because of President Donald Trump's comments that he expects the justices to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate will likely open hearings on his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Oct. 12 and he expected a full Senate vote before the Nov. 3 ...

The Senate on Sept. 15 narrowly voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, just in time for its September rate decision meeting. The Senate ...

Recently, Rebecca Taibleson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing to a Wisconsin-based seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, a key ...

Wi Chul-hwan, nominated as a commissioner of the National Election Commission, attends his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul on Oct. 1, 2025. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in May, Senator Adam Schiff put a smug Trump nominee in his place for attempting to dodge his questions. Schiff stated, "That's not my question." Macron's crisis ...

A North Carolina father called for stricter penalties for criminals during a congressional hearing on Monday, saying that, similar to the case of the Charlotte light rail attack, his daughter was ...

Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in on Sept. 25, 1981, becoming the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Five women have been sworn in since then; four of them are still on the court ...

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Sparing the usual litany of "stare decisis" factors, Justice Clarence Thomas offered a simple formula for the amount of deferential weight he gives a precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court: how much he ...

NEW BEDFORD – The issue of whether Police Chief Jason Thody has been “properly and legally” appointed chief without City Council confirmation is now in Superior Court. The council followed through on ...