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Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses
“We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference. Read more
“We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said at a news conference. Read more
State Judge Arthur Engoron said President Donald Trump’s middle son, a Trump Organization executive, must comply with a subpoena to give a deposition under oath no later than Oct. 7. Read more
Trump and his people have routinely dismissed experts’ assessments of the gravity of the pandemic, and of the measures needed to bring it under control. Read more
In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the House passed a temporary government-wide funding bill Tuesday night, shortly after President Donald Trump prevailed in a behind-the-scenes fight over his farm bailout. Read more
Shortly before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, she made a request about what should happen to her seat on the Supreme Court. Read more
Romney told reporters that it is not “written in the stars” that the court will have a liberal bent and that with Trump’s nominee — still to be announced — it will become more conservative. Read more
From Alaska to Maine to North and South Carolina, Democratic strategists working on Senate campaigns described a spontaneous outpouring of donations the likes of which they had never seen. Read more
He promised that he would push forward immediately to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick — seemingly unbothered by the obvious conflict between his position four years ago and his stance now. Read more
The list includes five of six measures that were on his original “intent to veto” list sent to lawmakers Aug. 31. Read more
Trump said he is planning to name his pick by Friday or Saturday, ahead of the first presidential election debate. Read more
If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s Senate majority at a crucial moment. Read more
A second Republican senator has come out in opposition to filling a vacant Supreme Court seat before the Nov. 3 election. Read more
President Donald Trump today urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his coming nomination to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election. Read more
Mourners dropped off bouquets and gathered outside the Supreme Court early today in quiet tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Homemade cardboard signs and a collection of flowers blanketed the court’s grounds. Read more
Trump had previously named more than 40 people he promised to choose from to fill a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court. Read more
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has thrust the Senate into uncharted political terrain, with no recent precedent for a vacancy on the high court so close to a presidential election. Read more
Democrats raised more than $31 million in the hours after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, demonstrating how the liberal icon’s passing and the contentious nomination fight that lies ahead have already galvanized the party’s base. Read more
When conservative Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, also an election year, McConnell refused to act on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to fill the opening. Read more
With the coronavirus pandemic limiting indoor gatherings, elections administrators have urged voters to cast ballots either by mail or in person before Election Day. Read more
Jennifer Robinson, who has represented WikiLeaks for a decade, relayed to the court today via a written statement that her client had been made an offer at a meeting on Aug. 15, 2017. Read more
It was unclear whether such actions would violate U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down field operations Read more
