WASHINGTON — Jill Biden says the American people “didn’t buy” any insinuation during the Democratic presidential debate that her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden,…
Judge Dabney Friedrich chides Justice Department over statements tied to Mueller prosecution
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in the case of a Russian company charged by former special counsel Robert Mueller has chided the Justice Department for…
Raise the Wage Act would cut millions of jobs: CBO report
A report released Monday by Congress’ chief scorekeeper found that a Democratic plan to raise the federal minimum wage would benefit millions of workers, just…
ACLU fights Trump lawyer change in census citizenship case
Now even the lawyers arguing the census citizenship question have become a matter of dispute. The Trump administration on Monday asked federal courts to withdraw…
Judge Amit Mehta rejects Trump rule to help rein in drug prices
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has struck down President Trump’s efforts to rein in prescription-drug prices, ruling that federal bureaucrats cannot require…
Adam Schiff renews focus on former Trump business associate Felix Sater
Rep. Adam Schiff seems to run hot and cold on Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Trump who Democrats at one point thought…
John Burnham out as lead lawyer on census citizenship question fight
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is shaking up the legal team fighting for the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census but offered no…
Bennie Thompson, Democrats vow immigrant detention center probe
Congress left town last month for its Independence Day vacation on a bipartisan high note, having passed a $4.6 billion spending bill to rush humanitarian…
Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Michael Bennet, fight to reclaim moderate Democratic policies
Centrists in the Democrats’ 2020 presidential field have begun to push back against their party’s leftward drift, warning that voters who would otherwise be ready…
Florida requires ex-felons to pay court fines before getting voting rights back
When Karen Leicht registered to vote this year in Miami she was elated, taking advantage of Florida’s voter initiative that lets ex-felons get back their…