The Trump Justice Department fired Maurene Comey without cause, but a federal judge ruled it violated the Civil Service Reform Act and ordered backpay.
A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.
The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.
In the increasingly bitter legal standoff between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose reporting he dislikes, a new and crucial third party has emerged: citizens who watch and read the news and need it to do their jobs.
Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with a midterm that could hobble his final two years in office.
California's proposed wealth tax is struggling to reach majority support, battered by an intense opposition campaign and liberals divided over whether a one-time levy is worth losing rich job creators and future revenue to other states.
One of the oldest cliches in political commentary is that American elections boil down to turnout. It’s an old cliche because it’s true. Especially in a midterm setting, the party whose base is more engaged has a distinct advantage, particularly if independents are breaking its way, too. This appears to be the case for Democrats […]
Campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on Saturday, former President Barack Obama falsely claimed that Iran is in a stronger strategic position now than it was before President Donald Trump launched the Iran war in February. But Obama correctly observed that the U.S. is in a weaker strategic position due to the war. […]
