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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
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
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn.

New term for Supreme Court means cases on guns, porn access

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 2, 2024 at 12:52pm
A sign indicating that a portion of I-695 is closed due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse is seen on the Baltimore Washington Parkway in March.

US seeks damages from ship operator in Baltimore bridge collapse

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 18, 2024 at 11:31am
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington.

Appeals court sounds skeptical of TikTok challenge to potential ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 16, 2024 at 2:38pm
Summer Lucille, a TikTok content creator, is seen outside the Capitol in March before the House passed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

Appeals court to hear TikTok challenge to law requiring app sale

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 12, 2024 at 10:34am
A demonstrator wears a headband with images of special counsel John L. "Jack" Smith as she waits outside a hearing on former President Donald Trump's election interference case Thursday in Washington.

Judge says election won’t affect timeline for Trump prosecution

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 5, 2024 at 1:17pm, Updated at 5:06pm
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump celebrate during the balloon drop on the last night of the Republican National Convention in July.

Judge to weigh future of Trump prosecution over 2020 election

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 4, 2024 at 2:51pm
Former President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WIs., last month.

Updated indictment filed against Trump over 2020 election

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 27, 2024 at 5:36pm, Updated September 4, 2024 at 2:36pm
Former President Donald Trump speaks in the Fiserv Forum on the last night of the Republican National Convention in July in Milwaukee, Wis.

Special counsel starts push to pursue Trump prosecutions

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 26, 2024 at 6:16pm, Updated September 4, 2024 at 2:42pm
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, left, and Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer during a press conference on the RealPage lawsuit at the Justice Department on Friday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOJ alleges RealPage helped landlords inflate rents

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 23, 2024 at 1:01pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court allows Arizona to enforce part of voting law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 22, 2024 at 4:01pm
Then-Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., holds a news conference outside the Capitol in November 2023 to discuss an upcoming vote to expel him from Congress.

Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to two federal charges

By Ryan Tarinelli and Michael Macagnone
Posted August 19, 2024 at 5:52pm
From left, Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and James Comer, R-Ky., Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, prepare for a news conference in December as part of their probe into Hunter Biden.

House panel and Justice Department fail to resolve subpoena clash

By Michael Macagnone
Posted August 13, 2024 at 12:16pm
Then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.

Harris brought prosecutorial approach during time in Senate

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 31, 2024 at 2:08pm
President Joe Biden spoke Monday about Supreme Court policies during a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Acts at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

Biden pitches Supreme Court changes in face of GOP opposition

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 29, 2024 at 6:40pm
A recording of Steve Bannon is played during a Jan. 6 Committee hearing in June 2022.

House backs Bannon in contempt of Congress appeal

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 22, 2024 at 4:20pm
John L. “Jack” Smith, the special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, delivers a statement on the indictment in June 2023.

Florida federal judge tosses out Trump classified documents case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 15, 2024 at 12:41pm, Updated at 6:01pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said she would introduce articles of impeachment against Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas.

With little hope of success, Democrats respond to high-court term

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 10, 2024 at 6:58pm
The Supreme Court.

In blockbuster term, Supreme Court boosts its own sway

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 2, 2024 at 6:17pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court in April.

Supreme Court to decide cases over online porn access, vapes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 2, 2024 at 11:30am
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court eases time limits on challenges to federal rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 4:16pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 12:21pm
A protester wears a head band adorned with the face of Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith in front of the Supreme Court on Monday.

Supreme Court shields presidents from prosecution for official acts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 11:32am
Sen. Mike Lee says the high court’s decision represents the first step for Congress to make more decisions when writing laws.

Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron’ ruling means changes for writing laws

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 6:34pm
Steve Bannon, with his attorney David Schoen, left, is seen after being found guilty of contempt of Congress in 2022.

Supreme Court denies Steve Bannon bid to remain out of prison

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 3:13pm
Homeless rights activists rally outside of the Supreme Court on April 22, the day of oral argument in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson.

Supreme Court upholds Oregon city law targeting homeless

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 12:30pm
Trump flags fly as rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on the East Front on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress works to certify Electoral College votes.

Supreme Court limits obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 12:05pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court gives judges more power to review agency rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 11:19am
A view of the smoke stack of the Cheswick coal-fired power plant on Oct. 26, 2017 in Springdale, Penn.

Supreme Court blocks EPA’s cross-state air pollution plan

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 12:30pm
The Supreme Court’s decision is the latest in a series of cases where the court, currently controlled by six Republican appointees, has ruled against the reach of federal agencies.

Supreme Court rules US must enforce securities violations in court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 11:56am
Demonstrators hold signs outside of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in April over Idaho's anti-abortion law.

Supreme Court allows abortion in Idaho emergency rooms, for now

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 11:11am
Health care workers hold signs outside of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in April in a case about Idaho's abortion law and a federal law about emergency room treatment.

Supreme Court inadvertently posts Idaho abortion case document

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 26, 2024 at 2:56pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit over social media censorship claims

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 26, 2024 at 11:15am
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seeking amendments that would gut foreign aid from spending bills the House plans to take up this week.

Border security and foreign aid fights

By David Lerman, Rachel Oswald and Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2024 at 4:11pm
Visitors walk across the Supreme Court plaza to enter the building for the first day of the court’s session in October 2023.

Supreme Court enters crunch time for term loaded with big issues

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2024 at 2:34pm
Storm clouds hang over the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court tees up case on state youth transgender care ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 24, 2024 at 11:55am
Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, addresses the media outside federal court in Washington in 2022 after being sentenced to four months in prison.

Bannon asks Supreme Court to keep him out of prison

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 21, 2024 at 1:21pm
Activists rally outside the Supreme Court in November before the start of oral arguments in the United States v. Rahimi case.

Supreme Court clarifies when a gun law is constitutional

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 21, 2024 at 12:53pm
The Supreme Court building in Washington.

Supreme Court dodges definitive answer on legality of a ‘wealth tax’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 20, 2024 at 4:19pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court in April.

Supreme Court upholds 2017 tax on foreign corporation holdings

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 20, 2024 at 12:24pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn in January.

Supreme Court’s redistricting decision could hurt map challengers

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 17, 2024 at 3:27pm
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that "bump stocks" cannot be banned under a 1934 law.

Supreme Court wipes out ban on ‘bump stock’ firearm attachments

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 14, 2024 at 11:29am, Updated at 11:49am
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court rejects man’s bid to trademark ‘Trump too small’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 13, 2024 at 11:32am
An abortion rights advocate shows a box of mifepristone outside the Supreme Court building in March.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to medication abortion drug

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 13, 2024 at 11:03am
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., talks with reporters in the Capitol last year.

Senate Democrats try maneuver to pass Supreme Court ethics bill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 12, 2024 at 7:45pm
Steve Bannon, former adviser to former President Donald Trump, arrives for sentencing in October 2022 on contempt of Congress charges for defying a subpoena from the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Bannon makes emergency appeal to stay out of prison

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 11, 2024 at 8:52pm
The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on whether hospitals with many low-income patients can be reimbursed at a lower rate under Medicare.

Supreme Court to decide Medicare reimbursement issue

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 10, 2024 at 6:26pm
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., speaks Wednesday during an event at the Supreme Court with MoveOn and progressive organizations whose members are demanding an investigation into Justice Alito.

Democrats renew push on Supreme Court ethics, but GOP dissents

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 5, 2024 at 4:27pm
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in January.

Jordan asks Trump prosecutors to testify to ‘weaponization’ panel

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 31, 2024 at 2:34pm
Trump leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after he was convicted Thursday on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records.

Trump guilty verdict prompts sharp reactions from lawmakers

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 30, 2024 at 6:36pm
Former President Donald Trump makes comments to the media Thursday as he returns to court for his hush money trial in Manhattan.

As Trump faced trial, key GOP lawmakers aided his public defense

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 30, 2024 at 5:44pm
John G. Roberts Jr., chief justice of the United States, arrives on the House floor before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to the joint session of Congress in the Capitol in March.

Roberts declines meeting with senators over Supreme Court ethics

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 30, 2024 at 3:38pm
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. sits during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court.

Alito rejects requests to step aside from Trump-related cases

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 29, 2024 at 3:30pm
Attorney General Merrick B Garland takes questions from reporters during a news conference at Justice Department headquarters Thursday about an antitrust lawsuit that seeks to break up Live Nation.

Justice Department seeks to break up concert giant Live Nation

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 23, 2024 at 1:00pm, Updated at 1:45pm
Activists gathered outside the Supreme Court for oral arguments in the South Carolina racial gerrymandering case in October.

Supreme Court backs South Carolina’s congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 23, 2024 at 11:25am
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, filed a joint resolution to overturn a new rule, based on a 2022 law he helped negotiate, about background checks for gun sellers.

Republicans look to reverse rule based on gun law they backed

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 20, 2024 at 5:00am
U.S. Supreme Court building

Supreme Court upholds financial agency’s ‘novel’ funding structure

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 16, 2024 at 11:20am
The Supreme Court building is seen at dawn.

Supreme Court clears way for latest Louisiana congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 15, 2024 at 6:10pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, third from left, listen Tuesday as former President Donald Trump arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to an extramarital affair.

Johnson visits Trump trial to criticize hush money prosecution

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 14, 2024 at 11:16am
The Supreme Court on April 29.

Louisiana voters ask Supreme Court to change congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 13, 2024 at 1:09pm
Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, addresses the media outside a federal court in Washington on Oct. 21, 2022, after being sentenced to four months in prison for defying a congressional subpoena.

Appeals court upholds Bannon contempt of Congress convictions

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 10, 2024 at 12:30pm
Activists protest at the Supreme Court as the court hears oral arguments in March in a case about access to mifepristone, the drug used in medication abortions.

Supreme Court to decide contentious issues amid ongoing criticism

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2024 at 3:32pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court asked to halt Louisiana congressional map ruling

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 8, 2024 at 12:20pm, Updated at 12:49pm
Ranking member Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing last month.

Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery schemes

By Michael Macagnone and Ryan Tarinelli
Posted May 3, 2024 at 3:50pm
Rep. Troy Carter, D-La., represents a Black opportunity district based in New Orleans.

Federal court blocks Louisiana’s latest congressional map

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 30, 2024 at 8:52pm
People gather near the Capitol for a watch party of the June 9, 2022, hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

They staffed the Jan. 6 committee. Threats still follow them

By Chris Marquette and Michael Macagnone
Posted April 30, 2024 at 5:00am
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court on Monday morning.

Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity could alter impeachment

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 29, 2024 at 3:37pm
A demonstrator participates in a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, when the justices hear oral arguments in a case about presidential immunity from prosecution.

Supreme Court sounds conflicted over Trump criminal immunity

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 25, 2024 at 2:52pm
Health care workers hold signs outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday before oral arguments over a federal law that requires hospitals to perform an emergency abortion when needed to resolve a patient’s medical emergency.

Supreme Court split on Idaho abortion ban in emergency rooms

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 24, 2024 at 1:51pm
Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the Supreme Court on Monday. The court heard oral argument in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, regarding ordinances that bar people who are homeless from camping on city streets.

Supreme Court airs concerns over Oregon city’s homelessness law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 3:20pm
President Joe Biden speaks during a 2022 event on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, meant to curb gun violence.

Supreme Court to decide if government can regulate ‘ghost guns’

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 11:04am
Activists protest at the Supreme Court in March as justices heard oral arguments on an abortion medication case. The justices are set to hear another abortion-related case Wednesday.

Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion and Trump

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 22, 2024 at 5:00am
Visitors in the Hart Senate Office Building go about their business as floor action Wednesday on the impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas airs on television in the background.

Senate dispenses with Mayorkas impeachment without a trial

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 17, 2024 at 5:00pm
House impeachment managers, led by Reps. Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walk through the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to the Senate to deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Senate readies for Mayorkas impeachment showdown

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 16, 2024 at 5:46pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., arrives for a vote in the Capitol.

Cotton among GOP lawmakers who back defendants in Jan. 6 case

By Michael Macagnone
Posted April 15, 2024 at 9:20am, Updated at 9:20pm