Politics Nov 03 GOP keeps options open to challenge absentee ballots in Pennsylvania Republicans are keeping their legal options open to challenge absentee ballots in Pennsylvania, if the battleground state proves critical to President Donald Trump’s reelection.
Politics Nov 03 Election Day shadowed by threats of legal challenges Since the 2000 presidential election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court, both parties have enlisted legal teams to prepare for the possibility that voting wouldn’t settle the contest.
Politics Oct 27 Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court's ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Politics Oct 26 Supreme Court won’t extend Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline The justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower court order that called for mailed ballots to be counted if they are received up to six days after the Nov. 3 election.
Politics Oct 16 Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens The justices signaled in their order Friday that they will hear arguments in December and issue a decision by early January, when Trump must report the once-a-decade census results to Congress.
Politics Oct 15 Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett’s nomination The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday set an Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov. 3 election.
Politics Oct 14 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 4 Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court to take the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg seems inevitable, as even some Senate Democrats acknowledged in Senate hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 3 For the second straight day, Barrett repeatedly declined to give her personal views, or to preview how she might rule, on issues that could become before the court.
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Barrett won’t commit to recusing from election disputes Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is vowing to bring no "agenda" to the court, batting back senators' questions Tuesday on abortion, gun rights and the November election, insisting she would take a conservative approach to the law but decide…
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 2 Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will face senators' questions over her approach to health care, legal precedent and even the presidential election during a second day of confirmation hearings on track to lock in a conservative court majority for…