4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (580+ words) The Supreme Court handed Republican campaign committees a decisive victory in a dispute that could affect how far political advertising dollars stretch during the final weeks before the midterm elections. The justices intervened after a federal appeals court struck down…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (562+ words) Another judge who previously ruled in favor of President Donald Trump has been elevated to the federal bench, continuing the administration’s effort to reshape the judiciary with nominees who have extensive judicial and prosecutorial experience. The confirmation also marks the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (597+ words) The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate delivered a double-win to President Donald Trump this week. The U.S. Senate confirmed Justin D. Smith of Missouri to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by a 48-43 vote. The move delivers another qualified conservative jurist to the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (610+ words) The Trump administration has returned to the Supreme Court seeking emergency intervention in a fast-moving dispute over new U.S. Postal Service requirements affecting mail-in ballots for the November midterm elections. The latest filing comes as states are beginning to send ballots…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (693+ words) President Donald Trump is implementing measures to restrict non-citizens’ access to financial systems in the United States as part of his administration’s broader immigration enforcement. Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System” that would require…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (625+ words) Missouri officials have turned to the U.S. Supreme Court in an emergency effort to restore the state’s new congressional map before November’s midterm elections. The rapidly developing case could determine which district boundaries voters use only days before Missouri faces a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (585+ words) The Supreme Court handed Republican campaign committees an important victory Friday in a dispute that could affect how far political advertising dollars stretch during the final weeks before the midterm elections. The justices intervened after a federal appeals court struck…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (669+ words) Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh delivered a consequential election decision Thursday as Michigan officials approached a deadline for finalizing the state’s November ballot. The emergency dispute put the Trump-appointed justice in the position of deciding whether the nation’s highest court…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (632+ words) The country is a few short months away from the midterm elections, and courts around the country are still throwing some elections into chaos. The latest example comes from the state of Missouri. The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (666+ words) Organizations representing thousands of sheriffs nationwide are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down bans on so-called “assault weapons” in Cook County, Ill., and other jurisdictions across the country. On Aug. 31, the National Sheriffs’ Association and the Western States Sheriffs…...