1994—Justice Blackmun’s law clerks, perhaps concerned that he is falling behind on his cite-checking responsibilities, melodramatically announce (in a dissent from denial of certiorari in Callins v....
President Trump on Saturday said he was sending a “great” U.S. hospital boat to Greenland, a territory of Denmark that the president fixated on in recent months. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who...
The Pardon Integrity Act, which would grant Congress the power to veto presidential pardons, is intended to address the president's abuse of his pardon powers, but would further politicize the pardon process and potentially remove the people's final fail-safe against an overreaching federal government.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus said that if the Trump administration decides to carry out strikes on Iran amid escalating tensions and threats between President Trump and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, it "will not bring about regime change, sadly." The retired general said in an interview that aired Sunday on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cast Greenland as a strategically vital asset for the U.S. economy and national security amid ongoing negotiations over a deal on mineral rights. “If you look at geographically, where it's positioned, it is like the end cap opposite of Alaska, and if you want to protect North America and the United...
The Trump administration's deployment of a wide range of technologies to support its sweeping deportation push and respond to those protesting immigration raids is sparking pushback among Democrats and civil liberties advocates, who fear it may be abusing its power as it launches new tools. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has used funding from...
Some Republicans are growing anxious that incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) could be ousted in the competitive Texas GOP primary for Senate, giving Democrats a rare opening in the red Lone Star State this fall. As James Talarico gains steam in the Democratic primary against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), across the aisle, Cornyn and some national Republicans...
