Chief Justice Roberts declines a meeting with Senate Democrats
Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with top Senate Democrats over judicial ethics, citing “separation of powers concerns.”
Politics & Government
Alamance NAACP won't appeal decision on Confederate statue
The NAACP and other Alamance plaintiffs were trying to relocate the statue from one of the most prominent places in the county.
RFK's voters know they're not electing the next president. They're with him anyway
The winner of this year's presidential race could be decided by who shows up to support independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and who that means they aren't voting for.
Trump verdict would likely move only a small number of votes, poll finds
A guilty or not-guilty verdict wouldn't change many voters minds, but it could make a difference for a smaller, crucial group of voters this election.
North Carolina Republicans cry foul over call for early voting plans
State and county elections officials in North Carolina are accustomed to sudden and frequent change to voting rules and schedules.
Has the jury reached a verdict? What to know about day 2 of Trump trial deliberations
The New York jurors in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial filed back into the Manhattan criminal courthouse this morning for a second day of deliberations.
Biden’s problems with younger voters are glaring, poll finds
Younger voters have been a crucial voting bloc for Democrats, but President Biden is facing real challenges — and it's part of why his race with former President Donald Trump is so tight.
Justice Alito declines to recuse himself in Jan. 6-related cases
In two letters, Alito said it was his wife’s decision to fly two politically contentious flags, adding that neither he nor his wife was aware of the modern political connotations associated with the flags.
The jury finishes a 1st day of deliberations in Trump’s hush money case
Jurors have listened to just over four weeks of testimony as the prosecution argued that the former president was involved in a scheme meant to conceal a hush money payment to further another crime.
White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporters. Why?
As war continues to rage in the Middle East, attention has been turned to how American Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians relate to the state of Israel. But when we talk about the region, American Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, are often not part of that story. But their political support for Israel is a major driver for U.S. policy — in part because Evangelicals make up an organized, dedicated constituency with the numbers to exert major influence on U.S. politics.