On Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts, in a not-so-veiled swipe at Donald Trump, stressed that the U.S. Constitution’s “main innovation” was the creation of an independent judiciary. Our constitutional system of government only works, he emphasized, if power shared between the three branches of f…
At the age of 80, President Donald Trump has been plodding around on American dirt for more than 30 percent of the nation’s entire 250-year lifespan.That is no small number, and critics say his advanced years have been bearing down on him as he prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday at taxpayer’s e…
If US Attorney General Merrick Garland does not bring an indictment against the former president, he will greenlight future White Houses to commit widespread crimes, said Kimberly Wehle, an ABC News legal analyst. There will “literally” be no more checks and no more balances.
She isn’t alone. Others…
Bulwark founder Sarah Longwell hosts weekly surveys with President Donald Trump supporters. And this week’s inquiry reveals a sea change that’s going to irreparably clobber Trump and the Republican Party in the next few months.“We’ve done a series of focus groups in recent months with a bunch of Zoo…
The US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours after saying the US military would carry out strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night, Donald Trump postponed the attack. The Iranian military had said the US would “receive a more severe response tha…
HOUSTON — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday said Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Rep. James Talarico will “go to hell” for his interpretations of the Bible, as Talarico has made his Christian faith a cornerstone of his campaign.Speaking at the Republican Party of Texas’ convention in Houston, Patric…
Pamela Carlin, the Kenneth and Harle Montgomery professor of Public Interest Law and a founder and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Stanford Law school, has argued 10 cases before the Supreme Court. And during that time, she’s come to an assessment about Supreme Court Justice Sa…
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to suspend the Florida law license of Kenneth Chesebro, convicted in Georgia of filing a false list of electors there to undermine Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.Instead, the justices issued a reprimand over the objection of Justice Jorge…
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection campaign in February by posting a video that showed her opening a box of New Balance running shoes.“This is perfect for 2026,” she said to the camera as she held up a sneaker. “Because I’m running.”The video didn’t mention that New Balance’…
The last time President Donald Trump got stomped in a midterm election, in 2018, his unpopularity cost his Republican Party more than three dozen House seats.But the New York Times reports even that wasn’t a true stomping because “the bottom never truly fell out for the Republicans that year.”This y…