Politics & Government

Election cases are among those before the U.S. Supreme Court, though none that will change President Trump's defeat.

Politics & Government

Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu

8:10am December 29, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

Conservatives now have a 6-to-3 majority — a vote to spare on any given issue. Experts expect the new majority to move aggressively on an agenda more conservative than any seen since the 1930s.

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Progressives Call On Biden To Work To Stop Executions

7:24am December 29, 2020

by Juana Summers

With federal executions being carried out in the final weeks of the Trump administration, progressive activists feel the urgency to press the incoming Biden administration to curtail the practice.

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Trump Could Suffer 1st Veto Override Of His Presidency

7:22am December 29, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

While the House backs the president's higher relief direct payments, members voted to reject his veto of the defense bill. The Senate now considers overriding the veto of the defense measure.

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News Brief: Pandemic Relief, Nashville Bombing, Ga. Senate Runoffs

6:25am December 29, 2020

In the contest over COVID-19 relief, the ball is in the GOP's court. Investigators search for a motive behind the Nashville bombing. Plus, Georgia's two crucial Senate runoffs are a week away.

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Marc Basnight, Longest Serving NC Senate Leader, Dies At 73

6:16am December 29, 2020

by GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press

Former state Sen.

Georgia's 2 Crucial U.S. Senate Runoffs Are A Week Away

6:03am December 29, 2020

by Stephen Fowler

Early voting has been underway for weeks in Georgia. There are signs that turnout will be high ahead of next month's Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pictured on Dec. 10, led her chamber in a vote to override President Trump's veto of the annual defense bill on Monday.

House Rejects Trump's Defense Bill Veto In Highly Unusual Vote

10:05pm December 28, 2020

by Philip Ewing

Members of Congress voted to override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, which had passed overwhelmingly in both parties. The Senate's next moves are unclear.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill last month. The House voted Monday to increase direct payments to Americans above what is provided in the COVID-19 relief legislation President Trump signed on Sunday.

House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP

10:05pm December 28, 2020

by Philip Ewing

Democrats sought to make a point about their desire to provide more money for Americans than congressional Republicans — picking up an attack line from none other than President Trump.

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del., after being briefed by members of his foreign policy and national security teams.

Biden Faults 'Roadblocks' As His Team Manages Transition From Trump

7:23pm December 28, 2020

by Philip Ewing

The president-elect says his advisers have encountered some obstacles as they try to get a sense of the national security and budget postures of the nation ahead of Inauguration Day.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, pictured in December 2019, says the role of federal watchdogs has never been more important.

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Reeling From Trump-Era Chaos, Watchdogs Seek Greater Protections

3:59pm December 28, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

"Our job, we know, has never been more important, more significant, or more challenging than it is right now," says Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.