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ByJosh Gerstein and Zach Montellaro The order from the justices emerged just before the Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett as President Donald...

ByJosh Gerstein Kavanaugh also quoted a prominent law professor’s caution that allowing the election to drag out could fuel claims of foul play. “Late-arriving ballots open...

ByThe former Democratic leader of the Senate, Harry Reid, is meanwhile pressing Mr Biden, if Democrats are victorious next week, to go for the...

ByAndrew Desiderio The Senate is expected to vote around 7:30 p.m., after an overnight session that will have lasted more than 30 hours. Once Barrett...

ByChuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, vowed that the party would "not stop fighting" as his colleagues took to the floor of the Senate...

ByNina TotenbergThe Supreme Court blocked a lower court order allowing voters in Alabama to cast their ballots curbside at polling places. J. Scott Applewhite/AP...

ByJosh Gerstein and Zach Montellaro The announcement from the court indicates that the shorthanded court divided 4-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining with the...

ByBill ChappellA federal judge has tossed out a controversial USDA rule that would have limited food stamps, noting that during the pandemic, "SNAP rosters...

IBT Staff ReporterThe former leader of Basque separatist group ETA, Josu Ternera, will face justice in France after years on the run, with the...

image copyrightEPA image captionAmy Coney Barrett takes a seat for the third day of the hearingDonald Trump's nominee for the US Supreme Court is facing...

media captionJudge Barrett: "No conversation with the president on how I might rule" over the Affordable Care Act or any election disputeUS Supreme Court...

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Judge Barrett said policy decisions were for elected politicians, not Supreme Court justicesUS President Donald Trump's pick for a Supreme...

POLITICO Staff I thank Senator Young for introducing me, as he did at my hearing to serve on the Seventh Circuit. I thank Senator...

Marianne LeVine and John Bresnahan In an expertly bland four-page statement, Barrett did not mention her religion, her conservative credentials or what her nomination meant...

Nina TotenbergJ. Scott Applewhite/APJ. Scott Applewhite/APThe U.S. Supreme Court has refused, for now, to reimpose FDA regulations that require women seeking medication abortion to...