Michigan Democrats defend state Supreme Court majority

Democrats eye voting rights bill as first priority in House majority

FREEPORT, N.Y. — A top House Democrat said this week that if the party wins the majority, its first priority in the next Congress will be election integrity — an issue that’s been front-and-center ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Rep. Suzan DelBene on Democrats' path to regaining House majority

Only a handful of seats are standing between Democrats and the speaker's gavel. Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, joins "America Decides" ...

New York rematch could hold key to Democratic quest for House majority

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Democrats are going all-in on efforts to flip New York’s 4th Congressional District blue, funneling big names and money into the Long Island locale with hopes that a victory could ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Republicans retake control of US Senate after Democrats lose majority

Republicans win key seats and take back upper chamber in result that had been widely anticipated. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and ...

World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago

Mideast conflict has some Democrats in Michigan turning away from Harris

The Israel-Hamas war is a major vulnerability for Vice President Kamala Harris, with some uncommitted Democratic voters considering leaving the presidential box on their ballots blank.

Supreme Court to consider which courts can weigh challenges to some EPA actions

The Supreme Court will take up a series of cases to determine which federal courts can take on cases related to certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions, it said Monday. The cases ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court

The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Appeals court rules 4 Trump co-defendants can’t move Georgia election charges to federal court

An appeals court ruled Thursday that four people charged alongside former President Trump in his Georgia election racketeering case cannot move their charges from state to federal court. Known as ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Harris courts Black voters in Michigan after unusual Trump town hall

Vice President Kamala Harris courted Black voters in battleground Michigan and stepped up her attacks on Donald Trump, as the former President promoted is plan to impose large tariffs on imports he ...

Politics - NBC News - October 15

Watch live: Trump courts voters in 'blue wall' Michigan

Former President Trump is in Michigan on Friday, rallying voters in a suburb of Detroit. Trump is visiting the area, known for hosting the nation’s largest Arab majority, as the campaign seeks to ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Trump flips Michigan, clinching key battleground state

President-elect Trump is projected to beat Vice President Harris in battleground Michigan, according to Decision Desk HQ, extending his Electoral College lead after clinching the presidency early ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Democrats urge appeals court to uphold hospitals' emergency abortion care

Nearly every House and Senate Democrat is calling on a federal appeals court to affirm that hospitals participating in Medicare must provide emergency abortion care to patients when necessary. In ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Defending national champion Michigan drops to 4-3 with 21-7 loss to No. 22 Illinois

The No. 24 Wolverines will fall out of the top 25 on Sunday.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19

Supreme Court turns away self-proclaimed Republican’s defense in claiming party’s support

The Supreme Court turned away a failed Minnesota state Senate candidate’s challenge to rulings that he falsely implied to have the Republican Party’s support during his 2022 write-in campaign. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Supreme Court turns down Michael Avenatti’s appeal of Stormy Daniels identity theft conviction

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal of his aggravated identity theft conviction for stealing book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. A ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Supreme Court to hear case of man who failed drug test after ingesting mislabeled product with THC

The Supreme Court will hear a case involving a mislabeled medical marijuana product. A commercial truck driver suffering from hip and shoulder injuries took the product which claimed to have zero ...

Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote in the Nov. 5 election.

Supreme Court allows limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired plants for now

The Supreme Court rejected requests for emergency relief from more than two dozen states and the energy industry.

Supreme Court allows Biden to implement plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants

The regulation is aimed at curbing carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants by using a process called “carbon capture” that challengers say is not economically viable.

Supreme Court appears split in San Francisco water lawsuit against Biden administration

The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on a challenge from the city of San Francisco to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over federal wastewater rules. In its lawsuit against the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

NH Supreme Court justice indicted over alleged attempts to interfere with investigation into husband

New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was indicted for allegedly trying to interfere in a criminal investigation into her husband, state officials announced ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Texas Supreme Court halts execution of Robert Roberson in "shaken baby syndrome" case

Late Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court issued a last-minute stay of execution for Robert Roberson, who was set to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction linked ...

Texas Supreme Court blocks execution of man convicted in disputed "shaken baby syndrome" case

The Texas Supreme Court has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his daughter based on a controversial diagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome." The case has drawn ...

Supreme Court turns down Michael Cohen's bid to revive suit against Trump

Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.

Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer

Georgia’s highest court has reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 22

Georgia Supreme Court halts reinstatement of new election rules while weighing appeal

Georgia's top court on Tuesday declined to let several controversial election rules go into effect while it weighs an appeal by national Republicans. The rules were passed in recent months by the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court

Government officials in Pakistan say a parliamentary panel has recommended the appointment of one of the three senior judges as the chief justice

World - ABC News - October 22

Supreme Court allows national horse racing safety rules to stay in effect, for now

The Supreme Court is allowing national medication and anti-doping rules for horse racing to remain in effect while a court fight likely to wind up with the justices continues

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Republicans asks Supreme Court to prevent some Pa. ballots from being provisionally counted

Former President Barack Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen will appear in Philadelphia today as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lean on star power in the final days of the campaign.

Supreme court rejects RFK Jr plea to remove name from battleground ballots

Kennedy, who suspended campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, will remain on ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin. The supreme court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F Kennedy Jr ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Supreme Court clears way for Virginia to remove 1,600 alleged noncitizens from voter rolls

The Justice Department alleged Virginia violated federal law when it launched a systematic program aimed at purging potential noncitizens from its voter rolls 90 days before the election.

US supreme court rules Virginia can continue removing voters from rolls

Justices halt lower court ruling ordering state to restore registrations of 1,600 voters. US elections 2024 – live updates Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters, ...