Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud
That would establish a 6-3 majority for the court’s conservative wing and solidify that tilt for what could be decades.
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Congress · 116th Congress
How safe would a ‘moon suit’ Senate vote on Barrett be?
Johnson and others have pushed for the confirmation vote, which would give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the high court, as little time remains before the Nov. 3 election.
Policy · 116th Congress
Environmental action, laws may face new hurdles on high court
Corrected, Oct. 6 | A conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court could deal a crippling blow to environmental laws on the books, water down climate regulations tied up in court and make it harder
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
And both conservatives and liberals seemed to agree that a Justice Barrett — a former clerk of the late conservative legal icon Justice Antonin Scalia — would firmly establish a 6-3 conservative
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Election energy revs up on abortion policy
Republicans are in sight of a 6-3 majority, the culmination of a nearly five-decade push to remake the courts after the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case affirmed a nationwide right to abortion.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Good riddance to the summer of 2020
A Sept. 6-8 Economist/YouGov poll found a majority of Biden voters were voting against Trump rather than for Biden by a 54 percent to 43 percent margin.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What to watch in Delaware’s primaries this week
He raised $6 million to Scarane’s $324,000 through Aug. 26, according to Federal Election Commission disclosures.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress faces tough call next month on stopgap funding length
Lawmakers passed a package in September extending stopgap funds for nine bills to March 6, 2009, plus final Defense, Military Construction-VA and Homeland Security bills.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Florida primary roundup: GOP gets preferred challenger to Mucarsel-Powell, Posey survives
Shalala flipped the longtime GOP seat in 2018, defeating the former TV anchor by 6 points.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What to watch in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming primaries Tuesday
Shalala flipped the longtime GOP seat in 2018, defeating former TV anchor Maria Elvira Salazar by 6 points.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Loeffler leans in to Trump’s culture war in battle with WNBA
A recent Monmouth poll has her up in the special election by 6 percentage points over Collins. Among Trump supporters, 47 percent support Loeffler, while 40 percent back Collins.
Congress · 116th Congress
Witnesses testify at Senate Judiciary hearing on protests
Updated, Aug. 6 | Diverging views on free speech and protests took center stage Tuesday at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution’s hearing on free speech, protest and anarchist violence
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Race to succeed Roe gets tight as candidates spend big, and hit hard
Phil Roe in Tennessee’s 1st District, but viewers watching TV ads from Republicans running in the Aug. 6 primary might wonder whether he’s endorsed several of them.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Fundraising prowess may not be enough for GOP House challenger Tyler Kistner
The survey of 401 likely voters via live callers was conducted July 6-8 by Harper Polling for the Kistner campaign.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
6 things to watch in Maine, Texas and Alabama primaries
6. Texas targets take shape Tuesday’s runoffs will set the matchups in three more House races that Democrats are targeting.
Policy · 116th Congress
Chief justice leads Supreme Court through tempered term
In a different 6-3 opinion, Roberts and Justice Neil M.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
3 things to watch in New Jersey’s primaries Tuesday
Trump carried the district by 6 points in 2016. Inside Elections rates the general election Lean Democratic.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
‘The rules are different for you’: Black lawmakers on when they got ‘the talk’
I have a 6-year-old son. He’s still in what you would call the “cute stage.” We’ve had conversations about when he goes to camp.
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana law restricting abortion
Corrected 6:40 p.m. | The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Monday overturned a Louisiana law restricting abortion, disappointing conservatives and elevating the issue before the November elections.