Election 2020President Trump said he is considering five women for the Supreme Court opening and will announce his nomination on Friday or Saturday. Judge Amy Coney Barrett and Judge Barbara Lagoa are considered the top contenders.
Senate Democrats can use procedural tactics to slow the confirmation process but need Republicans to break ranks to derail the pick.
Joe Biden spoke for almost 30 minutes at a campaign stop in Wisconsin on Monday, but he never mentioned the Supreme Court vacancy or the political upheaval that has followed the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The vacancy left by the Supreme Court justice comes at a critical point in a campaign already defined by hundreds of lawsuits over voting rules.
An architect and his family, not known as political activists, staged one of the most dramatic pro-Trump demonstrations of the summer.
The White bar owner, who was indicted in the death of James Scurlock, has died in Oregon.
The Trump administration has released a list of cities that face possible federal aid cuts. A similar approach over immigration policies has been blocked by the courts.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed language Monday from its website that said the novel coronavirus spreads via airborne transmission, the latest example of the agency backtracking from its own guidance.
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The city also added Delaware and West Virginia to its list of states that require visitors to quarantine for 14 days.
D.C. launched a $4 million program to encourage businesses to stay open outdoors. The move comes ahead of cooler weather that threatens to send residents, wary of the health risks of socializing indoors, back to their homes.
We'll have more night of unseasonably chilly conditions before temperatures warm up in coming days.
William Crews was linked to the conservative website RedState, where, under the pseudonym “streiff,” he has ridiculed the government’s activity against the coronavirus outbreak.
The Climate Clock unveiled by artists Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd warned on Monday that there were 7 years and 101 days until Earth’s carbon budget is depleted, based on current emission rates.
Indianapolis linebacker Darius Leonard didn't realize the ring was in his gloves when he tossed them to a fan Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Carlson was a finalist for the first time in his career after finishing fourth in voting after the 2018-19 season and fifth in 2017-18.
