Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency
Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.
2023-08-19 23:25
Abortion rights amendment qualifies for November ballot in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday that organizers submitted enough valid signatures to put an amendment on the November ballot to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.
2023-07-26 05:56
McCarthy faces challenge of passing defense bill after series of contentious amendments are added
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a challenge Friday morning: A razor thin margin to get a must-pass defense policy bill over the finish line with a majority of Democrats signaling they cannot support the version of the legislation crafted by conservative Republicans.
2023-07-14 18:17
Ohio's showdown over abortion rights intensifies as group files signatures for ballot measure
Ohio is poised to become the next major abortion battleground after groups seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution on Wednesday submitted hundreds of thousands of petition signatures to the secretary of state's office.
2023-07-06 06:18
Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution
A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude "as a punishment for crime."
2023-06-17 00:57
Texas man urges Supreme Court to stay out of major Second Amendment case
A lawyer for a Texas man urged the Supreme Court late Tuesday to let stand a lower court opinion that
2023-05-31 21:56
Deputy Treasury secretary rules out possibility of using 14th Amendment to raise debt ceiling
Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration's most definitive response yet to an unlikely option demanded by some progressives.
2023-05-26 21:17
Congress close to deal before breaking for holiday, reports say
Negotiators are said to be nearing a possible deal to cut spending for two years, US media reports.
2023-05-26 10:19
Are investors finally nervous about the US debt ceiling?
The US is running out of time to reach a debt ceiling deal. So is Wall Street getting nervous?
2023-05-25 08:21
Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up
President Biden and US lawmakers are trying to hash out a deal ahead of a 1 June debt ceiling deadline.
2023-05-23 05:22
Explainer-Could Biden use the 14th Amendment to raise the debt ceiling?
By Andy Sullivan and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON President Joe Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the
2023-05-22 17:24
US debt ceiling: Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy seek to break impasse
The president flies home from the G7 summit amid hopes of a deal with top Republican Kevin McCarthy.
2023-05-22 02:26