The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let a Republican-backed Texas law take effect allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, rejecting a request by President Joe Biden’s administration. The court has a 6-3 conservative majority, and its 3 liberal justices dissented on Tuesday. The administration had asked
With help from Shawn Ness Gov. Kathy Hochul is ready to fight any legal opposition to her school aid proposal that would result in cuts to more than half of the state’s school districts. On Monday evening, Campaign for Fiscal Equity counsel Michael Rebell said he is poised to challenge Hochul’s proposal in court —
The defense argued that the former president has First Amendment, Sixth Amendment, due process, and statutory grounds to demand a public proceeding. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked a New York Supreme Court judge to unseal court documents and correspondence related to the upcoming criminal trial—the first-ever criminal trial against a former or
Rep. David Trone, a Democrat running for Senate in Maryland, says he supports citizenship and voting rights for the millions of illegal immigrants residing in the U.S.
Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office, arguing that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors demonstrates that the power to do so does not exist. “From 1789 to 2023, no former, or
Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that former presidents are entitled to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office, arguing that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors demonstrates that the power to do so does not exist. “From 1789 to 2023,
Muriel Bowser, the Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C., on Monday downplayed concerns about the district’s high crime rates. “Don’t be so down on D.C.,” Bowser said when asked about the crime surge at the Axios What’s Next Summit Monday night. Bowser, who is in her third term leading the nation’s capital, has faced growing scrutiny