Missouri abortion rights measure is invalid, judge says days before deadline
A Missouri judge ruled that an abortion ballot measure is invalid because it did not properly note what laws it would repeal, potentially restricting it from reaching a November vote. Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh said the measure’s proponents did
GOP probe of Biden’s Afghanistan exit expands as election nears
House Republicans are expanding their investigation of the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to people familiar with that matter, pursuing additional witness testimony as former president Donald Trump attempts to make the war’s deadly endgame a central issue with
Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes time she came home with bulletproof vest
COLORADO SPRINGS — When asked about the challenges of being a Supreme Court justice and a parent of seven children, Amy Coney Barrett told an audience Friday about a time she was sent home from the court with a bulletproof
Former vice president Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
Former vice president Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s No. 2 and served in other Republican administrations, will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, he said in a statement Friday — marking a remarkable historic
North Carolina court ruling on RFK Jr. threatens to disrupt mail voting
A state appeals panel upended election preparations in North Carolina on Friday, ordering a halt to the distribution of mail ballots in the battleground state after granting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request that his name be removed from contention for
Justice Alito reports concert tickets, stocks in 2023 financial report
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. received concert tickets valued at $900 last year from a German princess known for her conservative Catholic views and sold stock in a beer company targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ activists, according to his financial
Hunter Biden’s tragedy and turmoil shadowed the Biden presidency
He endured “Where’s Hunter?” chants during the 2020 campaign, and looked on as he became a focal point of presidential debates. He saw a member of Congress display nude photos of him during a congressional hearing. In a courtroom, he