Trump files brief with Supreme Court before arguments on whether 14th Amendment disqualifies him from office

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump on Thursday filed his brief with the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the justices hearing arguments next month about whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection clause” disqualifies him from being...

Hunter Biden agrees to deposition with lawmakers after resisting subpoena in impeachment probe

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden will sit for a deposition with the House Oversight and Judiciary committees on Feb. 28, the committee chairmen said in a statement on Thursday, after weeks of back and forth...

Congress holds off government shutdown for a few more weeks

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congress narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, buying a few extra weeks to try to work out an agreement on a set of bills that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. After several days of...

Where do Republican voters stand ahead of the New Hampshire primary?

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The best-laid plans of politicians and pollsters often go awry. Thursday night was supposed to be the sixth debate of the Republican presidential primary, and three candidates were originally lined up to participate:...

‘Do everything you can’: Families of Hamas hostages call for lawmakers’ help in securing their release

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Orna and Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer is held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, hold pictures of him during a bipartisan press conference by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) —...

With key precedent on the line, Supreme Court debates reeling in government power

by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Politics

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard vigorous arguments over a 40-year-old precedent that has given broad power to federal agencies in how they regulate the environment, public health and safety, tax collection, stock...