Heightened Security As Brett Kavanaugh Formally Takes Supreme Court Seat
The court said that because of security concerns, Kavanaugh would not walk down the court's long outside staircase with the chief justice.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Falling, Fracturing 3 Ribs
The 85-year-old justice fell in her office at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening. She has been hospitalized for "observation and treatment."
Trump Administration Sides With Sudan Against USS Cole Survivors In Lawsuit
Notice of the suit was sent to Sudan's U.S. Embassy instead of to its capital. The administration told the Supreme Court that it agrees with Sudan, which is accused of backing the Cole attackers.
Democratic Senator Weighs In On Sessions' Resignation
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons about what the forced resignation of Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean for the Mueller investigation.
The Republican Path Forward
Republicans not only kept control of the Senate, but outperformed expectations in that body. Steve Inskeep talks with Steven Law of the Senate Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC.
Reactions To Sessions' Resignation
NPR's Noel King speaks with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Wehle on the new acting head of the Justice Department, who has spoken out about his concerns with the special counsel investigation.
106-Year-Old Woman Becomes A U.S. Citizen On Election Day
Americans hit the polls on Tuesday to vote, Maria Valles Veeda De Bonilla went to the Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Virginia to become a U.S. citizen. She's 106 years old.
The Role The Rural-Urban Divide Plays In Midwest Results
Democrats may have flipped farm-state House districts, but a closer look at the election shows that it only deepened the rural-urban divide.
News Brief: Jeff Sessions, White House Shake-Up And Voting In Florida
Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general and is replaced by a Trump loyalist, Matthew Whitaker. And the midterms bring the first major White House shake-up since Democrats won control of the House.
Record Number Of LGBTQ Candidates Elected
On election night hundreds of LGBTQ candidates ran for office and many made history, including the first openly gay governor in Colorado and the first lesbian Native American congresswoman in Kansas.