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July 18, 2019 at 9:44 pm

Labor nominee Scalia has long record of opposing regulations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eugene Scalia has a decades-long record of challenging Labor Department and other federal regulations, as well as a famous last name. The...

FILE — Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens during an interview after speaking at a symposium on immigrant representation at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, in New York, May 3, 2011. Stevens, whose 35 years on the United States Supreme Court transformed him, improbably, from a Republican antitrust lawyer to the outspoken leader of the court’s liberal wing, died July 16, 2019 at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 99. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) XNYT361 XNYT361

July 16, 2019 at 6:59 pm

John Paul Stevens emerged as Supreme Court’s leading liberal VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens moved left as the Supreme Court shifted to the right during his nearly 35 years as a justice. That's...

July 16, 2019 at 5:45 pm

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99 VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Paul Stevens, the bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the Supreme Court's leading liberal, died Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale,...

July 11, 2019 at 9:29 pm

Trump citizenship plan will face logistical, legal hurdles

WASHINGTON (AP) — After failing to get his citizenship question on the census, President Donald Trump now says his fallback plan will provide an even...

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President Donald Trump listens to reporter’s questions as he waits for the arrival Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the White House, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) OTKAB OTKAB

July 11, 2019 at 4:16 am

Trump abandons bid to include citizenship question on census VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abandoned his controversial bid to inject a citizenship question into next year's census Thursday, instead directing federal agencies to...

July 5, 2019 at 9:00 pm

Justice Department presses for census citizenship question

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the...

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing for his Bedminster, N.J. golf club, Friday, July 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) DCEV103 DCEV103

July 5, 2019 at 8:20 am

US to pursue citizenship question on census but path unclear

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday it will press its search for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on...

July 4, 2019 at 4:55 am

Trump says officials working on holiday on census dispute VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said administration officials were working on Independence Day in hopes of finding a way to have the 2020 census...

FILE – In this June 30, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House in Washington. Trump is accusing China and Europe of playing a â€œbig currency manipulation game.â€ He says the United States should match that effort, a move that directly contradicts official U.S. policy not to manipulate the dollarâ€™s value to gain trade advantages. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) NY109 NY109

July 3, 2019 at 8:44 am

US still seeks a way to ask about citizenship on the census VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it's still looking for a way to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, even though the...

July 2, 2019 at 9:20 pm

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Did Ginsburg hint at census outcome?

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been another taxing term for reporters who try to forecast the outcome of high-profile Supreme Court cases. Many of us wrote...