Virginia motorists filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a driver’s license suspension law, blocked it in court, but then the law was repealed. Plaintiffs who enjoy partial success in civil rights lawsuits should not be entitled to have the governments they sue cover their attorneys’ fees, the Supreme Court heard on Oct. 8. The
Adjusted for inflation, this year’s political expenditures will constitute the second most expensive election cycle ever. According to a top watchdog group, the 2024 election cycle is on pace to be the second most expensive event in U.S. political history. On Oct. 8, OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to covering the role of money in
In Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, voter registration deadlines have expired. South Carolina extended to Oct. 14. North Carolina lawmakers still to discuss. Voter registration deadlines for three of the states hardest hit by Hurricane Helene—Florida, Tennessee, Georgia—have expired while South Carolina’s Oct. 6 voter registration deadline has been extended to Oct. 14 and North Carolina’s
A former New York City official has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with the federal bribery probe into Mayor Eric Adams. Mohamed Bahi, a former senior liaison in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, has been charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence in a widening federal investigation involving bribery allegations
The justices asked questions about the meaning of the underlying federal law and how they should distinguish between firearms and their components. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 8 over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) attempt to apply federal gun control legislation in a way that would prohibit so-called
The justices asked questions about the meaning of the underlying federal law and how they should distinguish between firearms and their components. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 8 over the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) attempt to apply federal gun control legislation in a way that would prohibit so-called
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. Heitkamp reflects on her career in public service, discussing key moments in her tenure. “I see government as an instrument of improving lives and of We the People doing things collectively for each other,” she