Security Increased as Washington Mayor Discourages People from Attending Inauguration
The Secret Service and National Guard have both pledged an increase of resources in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguratio...
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Senate Sends Trump Defense Bill He Has Vowed to Veto
The Senate approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill Friday, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto the...
Source: Pennsylvania Lawmaker Gets Positive COVID Test at Trump Meeting
A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positi...
Supreme Court Issues Flurry of Last-Minute Election Orders
North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That is how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent days about an...
South Africans Watch US Election With Interest, Trepidation
South Africa, Africa’s most mature democracy, is watching the American election with great interest — and trepidation. Residents o...
Senate Approves Trump High Court Pick With Partisan Vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to a seat on the Supreme Court in a 52-48 vote late Monday. Rep...
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Barrett Supreme Court Nomination Despite Democrats’ Boycott
The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, sending the ma...
Senate Panel Wraps Confirmation Hearings for Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard arguments Thursday supporting and opposing the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy C...
Supreme Court Justice Confirmation Flashpoint for Trump, Biden
This week, the U.S. Senate is holding confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat left e...
Secretive Political Lobbying Groups Target Battle Over Supreme Court Vacancy
Well-funded, secretive political groups are getting into the high-stakes battle over filling a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by...
Supreme Court Pick Upends Unpredictable US Election
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has placed the political battle over her replacement at the center of the U.S...
