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October 5, 2020 at 10:49 am

Supreme Court goes to work in the midst of COVID-19 chaos on first day of new term

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. started the Supreme Court’s new term Monday with a brief tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose...

April 27, 2020 at 10:45 am

Justices ask if House-Trump subpoena showdown is appropriate for courts

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court made a request Monday that hinted the justices might want to back out of the legal showdown over President Donald...

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) talks with reporters before the start of the day’s Senate impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times) XNYT90 XNYT90

January 30, 2020 at 5:08 am

View from the gallery: Whispers, snacks, a sleeping senator

On the eighth day in the chamber for the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history, the 100 senators strategized and huddled about how to...

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, arrives as defense arguments by the Republicans resume in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA114 DCSA114

January 28, 2020 at 4:21 pm

Romney’s chocolate milk, Cipollone’s joke and other scenes from the impeachment trial

It was the seventh day in the chamber for the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history, and the 100 senators had a shorter day...

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January 27, 2020 at 7:27 pm

View from the gallery: Senators’ personal habits on full display as Week 2 begins

WASHINGTON — Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander fought off sleep as President Donald Trump’s legal team discussed a history of subpoena litigation, eyes closed, his cheek...

FILE — Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) chairs a House Judiciary Committee mark-up hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 10, 2019. In a Nov. 29, letter, Nadler asked President Donald Trump whether he intends to mount a defense during the committee’s consideration of impeachment articles, setting a deadline of next Friday for an answer. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT127 XNYT127

December 3, 2019 at 1:42 pm

House Judiciary Committee retakes center stage in impeachment inquiry

Wednesday’s hearing will be another major test of how much the House Judiciary Committee will be able to sway the opinions of the public and...

July 23, 2019 at 6:54 am

4 things to watch when Mueller testifies

WASHINGTON - Rarely does a congressional hearing have a longer, more dramatic buildup than special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's appearances Wednesday before the House...

FILE – In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. Vast changes in America and technology have dramatically altered how the census is conducted. But the accuracy of the once-a-decade population count is at the heart of the Supreme Court case over the Trump administrationâ€™s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The justices hear arguments in the case Tuesday, April 23. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) WX101 WX101

April 22, 2019 at 6:32 am

House gets its say as Supreme Court takes up census citizenship question

The case is one of the most significant for members of Congress during the current Supreme Court term. The census results determine how many House...