Vice presidential debate: Harris, Pence spar on plexiglass-divided stage over coronavirus, Supreme Court

The VP nominees clashed over coronavirus, the Amy Coney Barrett nomination and taxes. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence did not waste time trading fire over President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the idea of packing the Supreme Court and taxes as … Read More

Trump’s Supreme Court court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports

Both women are conservative Roman Catholics. Two names have been emerging from the list of Supreme Court contenders President Trump is said to be considering following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to reports. Judges Amy Coney Barrett in Chicago and Barbara Lagoa in Atlanta are … Read More

McConnell: Trump’s Supreme Court nominee ‘will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate’

Ginsburg, 87, died Friday from complications surrounding metastatic pancreas cancer. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said unequivocally Friday night that President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “will receive a vote on the floor of the United … Read More

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic … Read More

Trump’s Supreme Court list: President reveals names of 20 more people he’d consider nominating

The list included sitting GOP senators Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley. President Trump on Wednesday announced a list of 20 more people he would consider nominating to the Supreme Court, including three sitting Republican senators. Speaking from the Diplomatic Reception room … Read More

Campaign holds ‘Evangelicals for Trump’ event at Vegas casino, swipes at Nevada church restrictions

Houses of worship have a hard cap of 50 people, while casinos may allow 50 percent capacity. President Trump‘s campaign is holding an “Evangelicals for Trump” event on Thursday at a Las Vegas hotel and casino, amid a controversial ban in the state on … Read More

Supreme Court says Nevada can impose tighter virus limits on churches than casinos

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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled late Friday that Nevada can impose tighter restrictions on churches than casinos while a legal dispute over its social distancing policies continues. The 5-4 ruling included dissents from conservative justices who said limiting church gatherings to 50 worshipers while allowing … Read More

Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall

The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote has denied a request to halt construction of President Trump’s border wall over environmental concerns. A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the … Read More

US Supreme Court rules much of Oklahoma is Native American land

The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision Thursday in the case of McGirt v. Oklahoma, ruling in favour of Jimcy McGirt in a 5-4 decision. [Kjetil Ree/Wikimedia Commons] The US Supreme Court said this week that a large swath of … Read More

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