News

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 States Senate.”Ginsburg, 87, died Friday from complications surrounding metastatic pancreas cancer.“The Senate and the nation mourn the sudden passing of…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for a portrait in 1977. Bettmann/Corbis Then-President Bill Clinton announces Ginsburg as his nominee to the Supreme Court during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1993. Ginsburg replaced retired Justice Byron White and became the nation's second female justice. Doug Mills/AP Prominent Jewish-Americans, including Ginsburg, pose for a…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the enigmatic, longtime Supreme Court justice who attained near cult-like status among progressive circles, died Friday at the age of 87 from complications surrounding metastatic pancreatic cancer.The late Supreme Court justice, who spent more than two decades on the bench in the highest court of the land, is survived by her two children, Jane…

The agency now says anyone exposed to an infected person for more than 15 minutes needs a test. An earlier guideline saying it might not be necessary had shocked public health experts.Credit...David J. Phillip/Associated PressSept. 18, 2020, 5:10 p.m. ETThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reversed a controversial recommendation suggesting people who…

President Trump hinted Friday that Christopher Wray’s role as FBI director could be in jeopardy following his testimony before Congress earlier this week regarding Russian election interference and domestic security threats.“We’re looking at a lot of different things,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he could look to replace Wray. “I…