Moderate Republican Govs. Phil Scott of Vermont and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts separately pushed for the Trump administration to hold off on filling Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat until after Election Day.GINSBURG VACANCY PUTS PRESSURE ON TRUMP-CRITIC REPUBLICANS IN SENATE"The passing of Justice Ginsburg is not only a loss for the court but for…
If the coronavirus pandemic has proved anything it is that most Americans and their leaders are more concerned with their safety than with preserving their freedom. Six months into the coronavirus era, most, though not all Americans may be willing to continue granting extraordinary powers to the government to deal with a threat to public…
GOP Sen. Tim Scott used his headlining slot Monday on the Republican National Convention's first night to deliver a powerful address sounding optimistic notes about the country's potential while slamming Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on everything from his record on race to his vision for America.In one of the most stinging lines of the night, the…
GOP Sen. Tim Scott used his headlining slot Monday on the Republican National Convention's first night to deliver a powerful address sounding optimistic notes about the country's potential while slamming Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on everything from his record on race to his vision for America.In one of the most stinging lines of the night, the…
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina helped close out the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday by saying that President Trump has had to clean up Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden’s messes when it comes to policies that are consequential for Black Americans. Mr. Scott, the U.S. Senate’s lone Black Republican,…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…