1993—In dissent in University of Miami v. Echarte, Florida chief justice Rosemary Barkett flouts U.S. Supreme Court precedent as she opines that a statutory cap...
President Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday evening local time ahead of his high-stakes summit with China's president, Xi Jinping. Trump was seen exiting Air Force One followed by his son Eric Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete...
President Trump on Wednesday demanded that a GOP staffer be fired for making Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) look “out of it” while leading a recent Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. “The guy that came up to Mitch McConnell today when McConnell thought the hearing was over and started speaking in his ear for Mitch to belatedly...
President Trump arrives in China on Wednesday morning for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping. The meeting marks the first state visit to China since Trump’s last trip in 2017. The two leaders last met in October in South Korea. Here's what to watch. The president is facing growing calls from Republicans and Democrats to...
Supreme Court decision season is here. President Trump’s firings of officials long considered independent. His birthright citizenship restrictions. Transgender athlete bans. Guns. Campaign finance rules. It’s a packed docket. At least one of the 35 remaining argued cases is expected to be decided on Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT, when the justices will take the bench to unofficially kick off the end-of-spring dash. If historical trends hold, Thursday opinion drops will become a weekly cadence, with additional days typically added in the final...
