New Congress opens but may need more time to have a new Speaker of the House
January 3, 2023
Preliminary vote-counting says Kevin McCarthy is short of the 218 votes he needs to become the new speaker.
New term, new justice for the Supreme Court
October 4, 2022
The new justice replaces one who shared her politics, so the imbalance to the rabid right continues unabated.
Who, if anyone, can claim ignorance of the law?
October 6, 2014
People can’t plead ignorance of the law to excuse a violation. The first case of the new Supreme Court term Monday tests whether there’s a