Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case Draws Women Out To Fight. Again.
WASHINGTON ― Inside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, justices seemed to wonder why they were hearing a case about blocking distribution of medication abortion.
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Trump ally Jeffrey Clark disciplinary hearing begins over role trying to overturn 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark’s efforts to help then-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election were characterized Tuesday as a coup attempt by Washington, D.C., Office of Disciplinary Counsel at a hearing to determine if Clark should be sanctioned.
Pro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in that state was released from custody in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after promising to drive back home and turn herself in on an outstanding warrant.
Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
Abortion opponents settle lawsuit against D.C. museum over 'pro-life' hat ban
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., agreed to settle a lawsuit by a group of students, parents, and chaperones from a Catholic school in South Carolina who were told by security guards to remove hats bearing an anti-abortion message during a visit there last year, a court filing Monday revealed. The federally funded museum agreed to pay the more than a dozen plaintiffs a total of $50,000 to settle the suit, according to the filing in U.S. District Court in Washington. The payment includes attorneys' fees. The settlement also calls for the museum's director to give the plaintiffs a tour of the facility, which is the largest of the Smithsonian Institution's museums, and for the director to apologize to them for the guards' actions on Jan. 20, 2023, the filing says. And the Smithsonian agreed to notify security personnel at all of its museums and the National Zoo about its policy allowing hats and other articles of clothing b
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Abortion Post Called Out As 'Sensationalist Fiction'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday got called out for twisting the already disputed claim of anti-abortion activists who said they were given 115 aborted fetuses off a medical waste truck ― and saved five of them for evidence.
Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro ‘s bid to stave off his jail sentence on contempt of Congress charges Thursday.
Prosecutors: A ‘network’ of supporters helped fugitives avoid capture after Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man charged with interfering with police during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol is connected to a “network” of supporters who have helped other Capitol riot defendants avoid capture by the FBI, prosecutors said in a court filing this week.