In Texas, the Trump Administration Loses on Voter ID Law
A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities.…
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When Could the House Vote to Impeach Trump?
“An impeachable offense,” then-Representative Gerald Ford said in 1970, “is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives…
Snack and Grocery Companies Ask to Put Off New Food Labels
Food manufacturers are looking for more time to finish their homework. In the last year of Barack Obama’s…
Republican Ron Estes Wins Congressional Seat in Contested Race
Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes narrowly defeated Democrat James Thompson in a hotly contested special congressional election held…
Trump Administration Official Was Involved in a Bush-Era Purge of Gay Employees
It was one of the uglier scandals of the Bush administration: Top officials at an agency dedicated to…
Jeff Sessions Outlines New Immigration Policy in Department-Wide Memo
In conjunction with a fiery speech delivered at the United States-Mexico border by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on…
Goodbye Judicial Filibuster—and Good Riddance
The demise of the filibuster for judicial appointments has brought all manner of depressing descriptions from observers and…
Latino Immigration Is Linked to a Reduction in Homicides
Don’t believe the scare stories, a new study warns.
Neil Gorsuch to Be Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Neil Gorsuch has enough votes to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, CNN reports, after Senate Republicans voted…
How the End of the Filibuster Undermines the Supreme Court’s Claim to Political Independence
After years of gridlock and partisan pressure, the United States Senate seems to have finally cracked. On Thursday,…