Justice Elena Kagan has long pursued quiet persuasion, even scrubbing sharp lines from a draft dissent in the student loan case, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has embraced blistering dissents and extended questioning, warning of favoritism toward moneyed interests. Their contrasting styles—joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s alarms—have fueled friction within...
After Steve Bannon claimed Donald Trump would seek an unconstitutional third term, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “I would love to do it,” briefly entertaining a vice presidential workaround he called “too cute” and that would violate the 12th Amendment. House Speaker Mike Johnson cited the 22nd Amendment...
Virginia’s Nov. 4 governor’s race, a key early test after Democrats’ 2024 setbacks, pits former Rep. Abigail Spanberger against Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger will rally with Barack Obama before Election Day, while Donald Trump has had little involvement as Earle-Sears seeks to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin; either winner...
Defying an army warning and an extended curfew, Tanzanians marched for a third day to denounce an election they say shut out key opposition figures. An internet blackout has shrouded the unrest, and the UN urged security forces to avoid unnecessary force after receiving reports, from credible sources, of at...
President Trump returned from a week in Asia touting progress: he said U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports will drop to 47% after Xi Jinping pledged to curb fentanyl, China will resume soybean purchases, and China will ease rare earths limits as Washington scales back some export rules for a year....
CNN’s Dana Bash confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson over the shutdown’s looming hit to food assistance, asking why he’d reject a partial funding deal to reopen Agriculture. Johnson dismissed it as a stunt, blamed Democratic leaders for prolonging “pain,” and insisted only fully reopening the government is acceptable. The shutdown...
Donald Trump struck a triumphant note after his first meeting with Xi Jinping since returning to office in January, even as it suggested he had to give as much as he got. Speaking Thursday aboard Air Force One, the US president said the leaders had settled one of their thorniest...
Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Jack Smith, demanding on Truth Social that the prosecutor be jailed and sharing Just the News articles about the FBI’s Arctic Frost probe. Axios reported that up to 160 Republicans may have been scrutinized in the inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election....
The Trump administration warned U.S. air travel could unravel next month if the shutdown continues, as unpaid air traffic controllers miss more checks during the holiday rush. After meeting aviation leaders, Vice President JD Vance lauded their “heroic” work but said growing delays could make flying hard for travelers. Transportation...
With the U.S. government shutdown in its 30th day, pressure is mounting to end it as food aid and health costs collide. Alaskans are stockpiling game, Mainers await heating subsidies, and flights slow while workers miss pay. The White House ensured military pay but not SNAP, which faces historic cuts...
