Politics Oct 09 AP Explains: How transfer of power works under 25th Amendment In 2002, President George W. Bush became the first to use the amendment to temporarily transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheney while Bush was anesthetized for a colonoscopy.
Politics Sep 09 WATCH: Trump releases list of 20 new possible Supreme Court picks President Donald Trump announced an updated list of Supreme Court candidates that he's pledged to choose among if he has future vacancies to fill, as he hopes.
Politics Aug 13 High court rules Rhode Island mail-in voters don’t need witnesses State officials had agreed to suspend the normal requirement because of the coronavirus pandemic. They have said that fulfilling the requirement results in close contact between voters and others.
Nation Jul 22 House votes to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol The vote Wednesday comes as communities nationwide reexamine the people memorialized with statues.
Nation Jul 22 WATCH: House Democrats discuss legislation to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol The House is to vote soon on removing from the U.S. Capitol statues of Confederate heroes, including Robert E. Lee, and a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, the author of the 1857 Dred Scott decision.
Nation Jul 16 U.S. executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia The Supreme Court early Thursday cleared the way for a second federal execution this week.
Nation Jul 10 Thomas spoke, Roberts ruled in unusual Supreme Court term The Supreme Court's most unusual term featured victories for undocumented immigrants, abortion rights, LGBTQ workers and religious freedoms. The usually quiet Thomas' baritone was heard by the whole world when the coronavirus outbreak upended the court's traditional way of doing…
Politics Jun 29 Supreme Court makes it easier for president to remove Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head The high court on Monday struck from the law that created the agency restrictions on when the president can remove the bureau's director.
Nation May 07 Unanimous Supreme Court throws out ‘Bridgegate’ convictions The Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of two political insiders involved in New Jersey’s “Bridgegate” scandal.
Nation May 06 Justices appear wary of ‘Obamacare’ birth control coverage changes The Supreme Court seems concerned about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.