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Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward

Jan. 20, 2025 19:15 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s inaugural address is typically a choreographed spectacle. A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol, hundreds of thousands of people line the National Mall and the images and words of the day endure for generations. This time was...

Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

Jan. 13, 2025 13:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The order allows the city of Honolulu's lawsuit against oil...

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

Jan. 09, 2025 21:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The court’s 5-4...

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing

Jan. 08, 2025 20:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case, the justice said Wednesday. Alito said he took the...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Jan. 06, 2025 14:01 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 2 The Washington Post on raises for Congress As a new Congress is sworn in Friday, this might seem like a bad time to talk about raising federal lawmakers’ pay. A...

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Dec. 21, 2024 16:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct. Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans...

Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment

Dec. 09, 2024 13:23 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Hawaii's gun-licensing law on Monday, though three justices expressed a willingness to hear arguments over the issue later. The majority did not explain their reasoning in a brief order declining to take the case. But...

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions

Dec. 09, 2024 12:01 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the city's elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent. The Boston School Committee had temporarily dropped the...

Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students

Dec. 09, 2024 10:16 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district's guidance for supporting transgender students. The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dismissing the...

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

Dec. 04, 2024 16:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The justices’ decision, not expected for several months, could affect similar laws enacted by another 25 states...