New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with…
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Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
By MARK SHERMAN Is the death penalty in America gradually dying? There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year…
Trump demands Ginsburg resign for criticizing him as unfit
By VIVIAN SALAMA Donald Trump called Wednesday for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign for saying publicly that she feels he is unfit to be president. Lashing out,…
Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court deadlocked Thursday on President Barack Obama’s immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation, effectively killing the plan…
Trump unveils list of potential picks for Supreme Court seat
By JILL COLVIN and MARK SHERMAN Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday released a list of 11 potential picks to replace Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court,…
Bob McDonnell case at high court will test reach of bribery laws
By SAM HANANEL In its final argument of the term, the Supreme Court will weigh a former Virginia governor’s contention that doing favors for a businessman who gave him gifts…
Overseas, Obama begins the long goodbye
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Back home, President Barack Obama has eight months, a dogfight over the Supreme Court and scores of campaign speeches for a successor ahead of him. But overseas,…
Justices seem divided over Obama immigration actions
By MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court appeared divided between its liberal and conservative justices Monday over President Barack Obama’s immigration programs that could affect millions of people who are in…