With Trump appointees, Supreme Court delivers 9th Circuit another year of reversals

The Supreme Court in Washington. (Associated Press) The Supreme Court’s favorite target again this year was the California-based U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which saw 15 of 16 rulings overturned on review. For decades, the high court’s conservatives have trained a skeptical eye on the historically liberal appeals court and regularly reversed its rulings, … Read more

Trump breaks with Bannon over his reported criticism of the president and his family

President Trump declared his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon persona non grata on Wednesday, delivering a scorching rebuke to the man who had been Trump’s most visible partner in his efforts to redefine the Republican Party according to their populist and nationalist vision. “Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency,” … Read more

Four Presidents to Share Stage at Library Opening

The last time four living U.S. presidents got together was for a somber conference at the White House to prepare for the 1981 funeral of slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. This week, less than nine years later, four living presidents, former and serving, will gather at an unprecedented public ceremony in Orange County to mark … Read more

Secret House Republican memo causes new rifts over Russia investigation

House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) worked on a confidential and controversial memo involving how the Department of Justice pursued the Russia investigation. (Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA) Conservative Republicans are pushing to release a memo containing classified information about the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, sparking new controversy in a … Read more

Clinton camp helped fund Trump dossier research

Research that led to the compilation of a dossier detailing allegations about President Trump’s ties to Russia and possible coordination with the Kremlin were funded in part by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, according to the Washington Post. A Clinton campaign lawyer and the DNC retained Fusion GPS, a Washington firm, … Read more

Jimmy Carter has one very big regret. Most presidents are right there with him.

Former President Jimmy Carter discusses his cancer diagnosis at the Carter Center in Atlanta. (Bob Andres / Atlanta Journal-Constitution) As former President Carter told reporters Thursday that cancer had spread to his brain, he reflected on his life and was asked whether he had any regrets. The 90-year-old’s answer was blunt and candid. “I wish … Read more

6 things to know about the fight over Rep. Devin Nunes’ secret memo

Washington is abuzz over a secret memo that House Select Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, a California Republican from Tulare, has been pushing to release. The memo reportedly alleges senior FBI and Justice Department officials relied on questionable and politically motivated sources to justify surveillance of President Trump’s campaign. In a highly unusual move Monday, … Read more

THE ABORTION DECISION : ‘Betrayal’ or ‘Courage’: 3 Justices Are Judged : Decision: O’Connor, Kennedy and Souter take the middle ground, and some heat, in break from the right.

Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Anthony M. Kennedy and David H. Souter were reviled Monday by Randy Terry, chairman of the Operation Rescue anti-abortion group, for their cowardice and betrayal, but fellow Justice Harry A. Blackmun lauded them for “an act of personal courage and constitutional principle.” O’Connor, Kennedy and Souter had rejected pleas … Read more

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