Texas redistricting case’s oral arguments at U.S. Supreme Court focus on jurisdiction debate
As the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas’ redistricting case, several justices questioned whether they even had the authority to pick up where a lower…
The White House says Trump can fire Mueller. That should give Republicans heartburn.
By Jennifer Rubin April 11 Right Turn Opinion Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III after briefing members of the Senate on his investigation into potential collusion between…
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection
By Robert Costa, Seung Min Kim and John Wagner House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) told colleagues Wednesday that he will…
Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers’ Political Clout
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and DAVID GELLES Photo The conservative donor Robert Mercer invested $15 million in Cambridge Analytica, where his daughter Rebekah is a board member. CreditPatrick McMullan, via…
Federal judge: Texas is violating national voter registration law
A federal judge has ruled that Texas violated the federal National Voter Registration Act. The fix he orders could introduce the state’s first online voter…
You can’t do that in politics. (She just did.)
By Stephanie Ebbert GLOBE STAFF APRIL 03, 2018 Caution doesn’t always cut it. Running like a man often doesn’t work. Fed up with the damned-if-you-do,…
Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script
By JACEY FORTIN and JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH APRIL 2, 2018 “Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control…
Venting on Immigration, Trump Vows ‘No More DACA Deal’ and Threatens Nafta
By KATIE ROGERS APRIL 1, 2018 President Trump with his wife, Melania Trump, as they headed into church in Palm Beach, Fla.CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times PALM…
Sacramento sheriff’s cruiser hits woman during Stephon Clark protest and speeds away, video shows
By Alex Horton, Rob Kuznia and Sawsan Morrar April 1 Woman struck by police vehicle at Stephon Clark protest Video shows a Sacramento sheriff cruiser hitting a protester during a…
Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Rented Residence From Wife of Energy Lobbyist
By BRAD PLUMER and ERIC LIPTONMARCH 30, 2018 Photo Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been the subject of questions from the House Oversight…