Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday limited the scope of a federal obstruction statute used by prosecutors to charge more than 300 defendants involved with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, including former President Donald Trump. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the 6-3 majority,Read More →
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Political watchers will be keeping a close eye on President Joe Biden Friday as he holds a campaign rally Friday after Thursday night’s presidential debate in what was designed to follow up on an expected strong performance. The rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, is expectedRead More →
Alex Wichman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Homelessness advocates are condemning the Supreme Court’s ruling that an Oregon city’s ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Eighth Amendment. In 2013, the Grants Pass city council attempted to banRead More →
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Severe storms ravaged the country from Montana to Florida on Thursday, with winds gusting to 91 mph in South Dakota and hail as large as golf balls in Montana. In Melbourne, Florida, a tornado ripped through a neighborhood, damaging homes. “Fortunately no one was injured,”Read More →
The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center is the first LGBTQ center in the National Park Service. — Courtesy of Stephen Kent Johnson (NEW YORK) — Mark Segal was 18 years old and had only lived in New York City for six weeks when he found himself at the center ofRead More →
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former Pennsylvania police officer charged for his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol attack, saying a felony obstruction charge was improperly applied in his case. The 6-3 opinion came from Chief Justice John Roberts. StoryRead More →
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled to limit the power of federal regulatory agencies, upending a 40-year precedent widely known as the Chevron Doctrine that generally had courts show deference to agency experts in disputes over ambiguities in the law. The 6-3 opinion was authoredRead More →
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that an Oregon city’s ordinance to bar anyone without a permanent residency from sleeping outside does not amount to “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The 6-3 opinion was authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch. The court’sRead More →
Guests at the Old Town Pour House watch a debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee former President Donald Trump on June 27, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off during the first presidential debateRead More →
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The nation watched as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared up Thursday evening in the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election.Read More →
