Politics
The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t
March 25, 2022
The Respectful Supreme Court Hearing That Wasn’t
WASHINGTON — The Republican manhandling of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week was convincing evidence that the Senate’s Supreme Court…
Takeaways From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
March 25, 2022
Takeaways From Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearings
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent two days answering senators’ questions about her Supreme Court nomination — some easy ones from…
U.S. Accuses 4 Russians of Hacking Infrastructure, Including Nuclear Plant
March 25, 2022
U.S. Accuses 4 Russians of Hacking Infrastructure, Including Nuclear Plant
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department unsealed charges on Thursday accusing four Russian officials of carrying out a series of cyberattacks…
Jan. 6 Panel Warns of Contempt Charges Against Two More Trump Allies
March 25, 2022
Jan. 6 Panel Warns of Contempt Charges Against Two More Trump Allies
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said on Thursday that it would consider…
Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show
March 25, 2022
Ginni Thomas Pressed Trump’s Chief of Staff to Overturn 2020 Vote, Texts Show
In the weeks between the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Virginia Thomas, the wife…
U.S. House Candidate Ends Run After Uproar Over Behavior at Sleepover
March 25, 2022
U.S. House Candidate Ends Run After Uproar Over Behavior at Sleepover
A Democratic candidate for Congress in Oklahoma has ended her campaign one month after she apologized for verbally abusing children…
Caught in a Culture War, Georgetown Day School Holds Fast to Its Mission
March 25, 2022
Caught in a Culture War, Georgetown Day School Holds Fast to Its Mission
WASHINGTON — A decade after the Supreme Court struck down segregated schooling in 1954, the president of a neighborhood association…
Supreme Court Rules for Condemned Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch
March 25, 2022
Supreme Court Rules for Condemned Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas may not for now execute a death row inmate unless…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Survives a Final Bruising Day of Questions
March 24, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson Survives a Final Bruising Day of Questions
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson emerged on Wednesday from two grueling days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee…
A Judge’s Tough Call Meets the Politics of a Supreme Court Confirmation
March 24, 2022
A Judge’s Tough Call Meets the Politics of a Supreme Court Confirmation
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson had a decision to make. It was November 2013 and appearing in front of her waiting…