As justices confront harassment, death threats, Barrett says “I’m not afraid”

Whenever Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrived at an auditorium or a library or a university last month to discuss her new book, she encountered a familiar sight: protesters. They lined the streets, chanting and carrying signs. One wore a handmaid’s costume, a symbol of oppression. Another was dressed as liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

Political leaders show no signs of compromise as government shutdown continues

Political leaders show no signs of compromise as government shutdown continues – CBS News Watch CBS News The government shutdown reached its fourth day on Saturday. The Senate on Friday went home after another failed vote to keep the government open. Willie James Inman has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:

Virginia AG candidate faces backlash over violent, inflammatory text messages

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Virginia, faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats on Friday after text messages from 2022 resurfaced in which he said he would “piss on graves” of GOP opponents and mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert. In a text message exchange