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Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can...
Drag queen blasts GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake
Kari Lake, the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Arizona governor, condemned the growing cultural clout of drag queens, jumping into the...
January 6 panel: Donald Trump ‘detached from reality’ in defeat
Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials, and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of January...
Democrats, Republicans fight to a redistricting stalemate
After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching, and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw.
That...
Universal licensing netted Arizona several thousand jobs, study finds
Arizona took a nation-leading step into universal occupational licensing. A new study says it's resulted in significant job growth.
Texas shooting is new test for Joe Biden’s long battle over...
Joe Biden, then the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, surveyed the collection of black, military-style rifles on display in the middle...
Senate bid to save Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster
The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican...
Joe Biden calls former VP Walter Mondale ‘giant’ of political history
President Joe Biden saluted his “friend of five decades” Walter Mondale on Sunday, traveling to the University of Minnesota to remember the...
Biden Administration to replace acting ATF director
The Biden administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives from his position and replacing...