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Storm clouds hang over the Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court decides Medicare reimbursement calculation

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 29, 2025 at 11:38am
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference at the House steps of the Capitol in May 2024 to introduce legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

Judge halts Trump push for proof of citizenship to register to vote

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2025 at 4:00pm
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

US asks Supreme Court to allow transgender service ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2025 at 1:03pm
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks to reporters Wednesday on the driveway outside the West Wing. Leavitt answered questions about President Donald Trump's tariff policies, including those against China.

Twelve states ask trade court to halt Trump tariffs

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 23, 2025 at 6:21pm
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., arrives to chair a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2022 on protecting election workers.

Durbin’s run at Judiciary Committee focused on immigration, judges

By Chris Johnson, Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted April 23, 2025 at 2:33pm
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett at President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress in March.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back preventative care task force

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 21, 2025 at 2:15pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunrise.

Supreme Court to hear arguments over preventive care task force

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 18, 2025 at 10:29am
Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown speaks to reporters in Seattle after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship on Feb. 6. (Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

Supreme Court to review Trump birthright citizenship order

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 17, 2025 at 3:27pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dusk in Washington.

Supreme Court tells US to try to return immigrant deported in error

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 10, 2025 at 8:02pm
Thousands of protesters gather for the Hands Off rally around the Washington Monument on Saturday.

Supreme Court halts lower court order to rehire at six agencies

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 8, 2025 at 1:24pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court.

US asks Supreme Court to halt order to undo deportation error

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 7, 2025 at 1:33pm, Updated at 4:49pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

Appeals court reinstates board members Trump fired

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 7, 2025 at 12:01pm
Activists opposing funding for Planned Parenthood demonstrate Wednesday in front of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court sounds conflicted on Medicaid cut for Planned Parenthood

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 2, 2025 at 2:26pm
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds open to lawsuits against Palestinian groups

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 1, 2025 at 2:11pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dusk in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh Medicaid cutoff for Planned Parenthood

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 1, 2025 at 10:23am
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse.

Judge orders Trump officials to preserve Signal group chat records

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 27, 2025 at 5:41pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court sounds skeptical of ending FCC program

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 26, 2025 at 3:43pm
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court upholds federal regulation of ‘ghost guns’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 26, 2025 at 10:54am
A flag with the Environmental Protection Agency logo.

Supreme Court weighs where ‘good neighbor’ pollution lawsuits go

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 25, 2025 at 3:44pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building.

Supreme Court to weigh congressional power to delegate

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 25, 2025 at 11:48am
Justices are expected to issue a decision in the case by the conclusion of the Supreme Court’s term at the end of June.

Supreme Court explores Louisiana’s use of race in redistricting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 24, 2025 at 2:54pm
The Supreme Court of the United States is pictured in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh use of race in redistricting

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 21, 2025 at 3:07pm
A stop sign outside the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington.

Institute of Peace asks court to halt Trump administration takeover

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 19, 2025 at 1:31pm, Updated at 4:40pm
Elon Musk leaves a lunch with Senate Republicans on March 5.

Judge rules DOGE push to close USAID likely violated Constitution

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 18, 2025 at 5:00pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Trump administration takes birthright citizenship to Supreme Court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 13, 2025 at 4:46pm
Rep. Andy Ogles has filed articles of impeachment against two federal judges following rulings that slowed or stopped Trump administration actions.

Judges warn against impeachments for rulings against Trump

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted March 11, 2025 at 8:47pm
The National Labor Relations Board logo.

Judge reinstates fired National Labor Relations Board member

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 6, 2025 at 5:11pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn in January.

Hampton Dellinger to drop legal challenge to firing by Trump

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 6, 2025 at 2:33pm
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

Appeals court allows Trump removal of Hampton Dellinger

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 5, 2025 at 7:20pm
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Congress pushed back after Watergate, but what about now?

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 5, 2025 at 12:29pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building.

Supreme Court orders clarity on order unfreezing USAID funds

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 5, 2025 at 10:58am
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court questions Mexican lawsuit over US gun companies

By Michael Macagnone
Posted March 4, 2025 at 1:02pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

Judge weighs Trump’s power to fire watchdog official without cause

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 26, 2025 at 3:32pm
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court sidesteps Trump firing of watchdog post, for now

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 21, 2025 at 7:01pm
Demonstrators at the Capitol Reflecting Pool hold signs during the No Kings Day protest this month to oppose the Trump administration’s policies, including efforts to cut the federal workforce.

Republicans rediscover objections to court orders

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 21, 2025 at 2:51pm
Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks alongside then-Supreme Court nominee Neil M. Gorsuch on Capitol Hill in February 2017.

Mitch McConnell’s legacy in Senate sits in the nation’s courts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 20, 2025 at 7:51pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Trump administration firings face first Supreme Court test

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 18, 2025 at 4:38pm
FBI director nominee Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Patel for FBI director

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 13, 2025 at 11:34am
President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday in the Oval Office at the White House about an executive order implementing a “workforce optimization initiative,” which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government.

Trump firing lawsuits could lead to more presidential power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 12, 2025 at 3:01pm
Elon Musk arrives at the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

Trump administration pans judge’s order limiting Treasury system access

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 10, 2025 at 11:40am
A sign about egg prices is seen at a rally in Upper Senate Park on Wednesday in reaction to the disruption of USAID and demands that foreign aid be restored. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Federal judge orders pause on USAID administrative leave

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 7, 2025 at 6:12pm
Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

District judge pauses federal buyout offer on day of deadline

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 6, 2025 at 3:25pm
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, right, chair of the of Congressional Progressive Caucus, and whip Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., arrive Thursday for a news conference in the Capitol to oppose Elon Musk gaining access to the Treasury Department's federal payment system. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Administration agrees to restrict DOGE access to Treasury payment system

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 6, 2025 at 12:14pm
Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, holds a news conference last month on a bill he introduced that he said would align with Trump's push to change birthright citizenship.

Judge blocks Trump executive order to end birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 5, 2025 at 1:02pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a media availability Tuesday in the Capitol on “legislative proposals to fight the chaos of the Trump Administration."

Democratic plans to oppose Trump would need outside help

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 4, 2025 at 6:03pm
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C., is shown.

Judge blocks Trump administration memo that froze grants

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 3, 2025 at 2:54pm, Updated at 6:05pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Friday.

Trump firings tee up broader legal clash over congressional power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 30, 2025 at 4:24pm
An activist protests Tuesday against President Donald Trump's plan to stop most federal grants and loans during a rally near the White House.

Judge open to halting Trump freeze on federal grant funds

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 29, 2025 at 5:30pm
Then-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., speaks at the House Rules Committee in 2021.

Justice Department drops case against ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 29, 2025 at 4:25pm
Pam Bondi, the nominee to be attorney general, testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation this month.

Senate panel advances Bondi nomination for attorney general

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 29, 2025 at 11:20am
The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

States, nonprofit groups file lawsuits to stop grant freeze

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 28, 2025 at 3:17pm, Updated at 6:03pm
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced an Inspector Generals Caucus less than two weeks ago.

Trump firing of watchdogs gives early test to new Senate caucus

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 27, 2025 at 5:18pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., at his weekly news conference Thursday, shows a picture of Daniel Ball, a pardoned January 6th defendant who was arrested on gun charges.

Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 defendants hits minor court snags

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 23, 2025 at 7:11pm
President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd in the VIP overflow viewing area in Emancipation Hall after being sworn in Monday.

Federal judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 23, 2025 at 2:58pm, Updated at 5:45pm
Asylum seekers wait Tuesday to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, after President Donald Trump began his second term in office with a series of tough-on-immigration measures.

States challenge Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship

By Michael Macagnone and Chris Johnson
Posted January 21, 2025 at 6:04pm
President Donald Trump takes part in a signing ceremony in the Capitol’s President's Room on January 20, 2025.

Trump moves to roll back Biden diversity initiatives

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 21, 2025 at 12:41pm
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday.

Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2025 at 10:13pm
Former Rep. Liz Cheney receives the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden on Jan. 2. Cheney and other members of the select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack were among those pardoned on Biden's last day in office.

Biden issues preemptive pardons to Trump foes hours before leaving office

By John T. Bennett and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 20, 2025 at 8:43am
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn last year.

Supreme Court upholds law to force TikTok sale or ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 17, 2025 at 10:45am
Ashley Moody, Florida’s attorney general, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court last year after oral arguments over controversial Florida and Texas social media laws.

Next Florida senator pursued conservative policies in courts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 16, 2025 at 3:46pm
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court airs concerns on child access to online porn

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 15, 2025 at 3:06pm
Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith delivers a statement on the indictment of Donald Trump in 2023.

Special counsel report on Trump prosecution released

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2025 at 9:31am
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on porn age verification law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2025 at 8:40am
TikTok supporters outside the U.S. Capitol before the House in March passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

TikTok ban won’t work, groups argue, in hope of eleventh-hour reprieve

By Gopal Ratnam and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 14, 2025 at 7:00am
Russell Ellis, right, who goes by "JollyGoodGinger," live streams Friday outside the Supreme Court building after the court heard oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back TikTok ban law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 10, 2025 at 2:41pm
TikTok supporters are seen outside the Capitol in March 2024, before the House passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Supreme Court action on TikTok could shape congressional power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 8, 2025 at 1:18pm
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz. on Dec. 22. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay sentencing in New York case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 8, 2025 at 11:44am
Trump rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress meets to certify the Electoral College votes.

Legal fallout lingers four years after Jan. 6 attack

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 6, 2025 at 3:58pm, Updated at 5:27pm
"This is a good win," Republican Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr said of the decision. Carr is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FCC.

Court throws out Biden FCC’s net neutrality rule

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 2, 2025 at 5:53pm
The Supreme Court will be hearing another case related to abortion, this time over whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds because it provides abortion care.

Supreme Court to hear case over Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 18, 2024 at 5:13pm
Former Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., served in the House for one term from 2011 to 2013. The Justice Department announced six federal charges against him Wednesday.

DOJ indicts former Florida Rep. David Rivera

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 18, 2024 at 4:22pm
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok, leaves a meeting in Sen. John Fetterman’s office in March, one month before Congress enacted the sale or ban.

Supreme Court agrees to hear dispute over TikTok divestiture law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 18, 2024 at 12:22pm
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

TikTok asks justices to intervene in divestiture law fight

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 16, 2024 at 5:49pm, Updated at 6:05pm
Heavy traffic on the 580 Freeway in Dublin, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area, Aug. 3, 2024. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Justices agree to hear dispute over California emissions rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 13, 2024 at 5:22pm
Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference in the Capitol on March 22, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Trump risks legal clashes in plans to not spend appropriations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 12, 2024 at 5:15pm, Updated December 17, 2024 at 4:41pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds ready to curb environmental impact reviews

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm
Rioters are seen on a monitor during testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol hearing in 2022.

Trump says he will look at pardons for Jan. 6 attackers on ‘first day’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 9, 2024 at 6:44pm
Activists for and against trans rights protest Wednesday outside the Supreme Court before the start of oral arguments for United States v. Skrmetti, a challenge to a Tennessee ban on transgender care for minors.

Supreme Court sounds wary of halting youth transgender care ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 4, 2024 at 4:18pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on youth transgender care ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 3, 2024 at 8:17am
The Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back FDA’s e-cigarette rejection

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 2, 2024 at 3:04pm
A flag supporting special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith is seen on a house in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., in February. Smith on Monday sought to end federal prosecutions against president-elect Donald Trump in Washington and Florida.

Special counsel seeks dismissal of criminal cases against Trump

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 25, 2024 at 2:59pm
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., right, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be attorney general, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, leave the Capitol after meetings with senators on Wednesday.

Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be attorney general

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 21, 2024 at 1:17pm, Updated at 3:33pm
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., talks with reporters before a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Trump win poised to bolster congressional investigative power

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 20, 2024 at 2:57pm, Updated at 6:22pm
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., center, appears after being elected the new Senate majority leader after the Republican leadership election in the Capitol last week. Also appearing are, from left, incoming Conference Vice Chair James Lankford, R-Okla., Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Conference Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Trump nominees will face friendlier Senate, with bigger majority

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 18, 2024 at 1:16pm
D. John Sauer testified during a House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing in 2023.

Trump picks legal defense team for top Justice Department roles

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted November 14, 2024 at 8:10pm
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 5.

GOP considers handing Trump a path around Senate confirmations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 12, 2024 at 5:46pm
Trump speaks in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

Trump administration faces antitrust enforcement dilemma

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 8, 2024 at 2:15pm
John L. "Jack" Smith, special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump.

Judge freezes criminal case against Trump related to 2020 election

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 8, 2024 at 1:52pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building on October 2, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump win could prompt US government switch in legal fights

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 6, 2024 at 5:07pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court to weigh in on Louisiana’s latest congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 4, 2024 at 11:58am
Pro-Trump rioters take over the steps of the East Front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress worked to certify the Electoral College votes.

Election means first test for changes to electoral vote process

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 31, 2024 at 11:00am
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court halts order for Virginia to restore voter registrations

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 30, 2024 at 11:12am
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Election-related cases land at Supreme Court, maybe a bit late

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 29, 2024 at 4:19pm, Updated at 4:55pm
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump celebrate during the balloon drop in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention in July in Milwaukee, Wis.

Trump seeks delay in release of evidence in DC criminal case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 17, 2024 at 3:00pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court questions EPA water pollution permit powers

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 16, 2024 at 2:30pm
A woman carries a “SCOTUS v THE PEOPLE” sign Monday in front of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court sounds ready to back regulation of ‘ghost guns’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 8, 2024 at 1:27pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset.

Supreme Court to hear arguments over ‘ghost gun’ regulation

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 7, 2024 at 9:04am
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court to decide cases on nuclear fuel storage, gun lawsuit

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 4, 2024 at 12:00pm
A video of President Donald Trump is played during a House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing in 2022.

Special prosecutor divulges new details in Trump case filing

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2024 at 6:25pm
The Supreme Court's new term starts on Monday, Oct. 7.

A ‘sleepy’ Supreme Court term? Yeah, right

By Jason Dick, Todd Ruger and Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2024 at 5:56pm