PoliticsNews
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated “President-elect Joe Biden” in a Senate floor speech, asserting, “the Electoral College has spoken.” McConnell, R-Ky., delivered… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Between policy debates and competing political agendas, Congress is not exactly known for being a place of peace, except when members pause for a moment… Read More
PoliticsNews
After their party’s presidential nominee lost in the Electoral College, some House members lined up to object to and challenge the results during the Jan…. Read More
LawNews
Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. … Read More
PoliticsNews
The vow by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “change America” is a threat to the future of the nation and to conservative values, Sen…. Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
The clock is ticking as Congress attempts to reach bipartisan agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill before Christmas. After multiple failed attempts to agree upon… Read More
PoliticsNews
Donald Trump and Joe Biden will have to get in line for bragging rights. This fall’s presidential election, the results of which the Trump campaign… Read More
EconomyCommentary
After a year that was tough on businesses and consumers alike, the Christmas season could give a much-needed boost to the economy—as well as the… Read More
PoliticsNews
They called on states to increase voter ID requirements; to be leery of mail-in voting; to halt ballot harvesting; to maintain voter lists, in part… Read More
PoliticsNews
Policy experts and political leaders agree that election integrity is one of the most important issues facing the nation. To that end, Sens. David Perdue… Read More
LawCommentary
The outcome of the 2020 presidential election continues to be hotly contested. But a transition of power from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden, if… Read More
PoliticsNews
Control of the Senate remains up for grabs, with no declared victor in several key races. Prior to Tuesday night, Republicans held 53 of 100… Read More
PoliticsNews
Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., The Associated Press reported, flipping a key seat in the battle for control… Read More
LawCommentary
With Election Day just days away, and early voting already underway in many states, the election-related lawsuits have been piling up, and court decisions (and… Read More
LawNews
Amy Coney Barrett, fresh from a Senate confirmation vote, was sworn in Monday night as the Supreme Court’s newest justice at an outdoor ceremony at… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The concept of “court packing” has received a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. That radical move—which Democrats rejected in the 1930s—would permanently damage… Read More
LawNews
“Fill the seat! Fill the seat!” That was what a crowd gathered in front of the Dirksen Senate Office Building chanted Thursday, hours after the… Read More
LawNews
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee debated when they would vote on the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and… Read More
LawNews
On the third and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, senators revisited some issues covered the day before but… Read More
LawNews
After a first day of speechifying on Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee got down to questions for federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett on… Read More
LawAnalysis
In this episode, Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, break down the action of the first day of the Amy Coney Barrett hearings… Read More
LawNews
The first day of confirmation hearings for federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court showed clearly how conservative women… Read More
LawNews
The opening day of Senate confirmation hearings for federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett was filled with speechifying, with Democrats on the Judiciary Committee previewing their… Read More
LawCommentary
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats are trying anything they can think of to delay or block the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. These… Read More
LawCommentary
While President Donald Trump has not yet announced a nominee for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant Supreme Court seat, politicians and members of… Read More
LawCommentary
Consider this a mind experiment. It’s September 2016. Democrats control the U.S. Senate, 54-44, with two independents who caucus with the Democrats. In the upcoming… Read More
LawNews
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has set off intense political debate over who should get to name her successor. On the… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses attention on an obscure—but very important—process within our system of government;… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A stream of apocalyptic predictions and strained conspiracy theories have turned the once-sleepy world of U.S. Postal Service operations into front-page news. Lawmakers focused on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The lawsuit filed last week by New York State Attorney General Letitia James against the U.S. Postal Service reads more like a 64-page list of… Read More
