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Carl Hulse
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Texas Abortion Case Reflects Success of Conservative Strategy to Remake Court
Forces on the right have spent decades maneuvering to install a reliable anti-abortion majority. Now they have one, and it is paying off for them.
As Democrats Renew Voting Rights Push, Offsetting Roberts Court Is Top of Mind
The House’s voting rights legislation named for the civil rights leader John Lewis seeks to counter the Supreme Court’s longstanding bid to undermine the Voting…
Senate Confirms Top Biden Judge as McConnell Threatens Future Nominees
As Ketanji Brown Jackson became the president’s first appellate judge, Senator Mitch McConnell suggested he would block a Biden Supreme Court pick in 2024 if…
McConnell Suggests He Would Block Biden Supreme Court Pick in 2024
The minority leader said it was “highly unlikely” that Republicans would advance a Biden nominee in the months before the next presidential election, should they…
G.O.P. Focuses on Polarizing Cultural Issues in Drive to Regain Power
As Democrats prepare to run on an ambitious economic agenda, Republicans are working to caricature them as liberal extremists out of touch with voters’ values.
Democrats’ Supreme Court Expansion Plan Draws Resistance
Lawmakers and activists say more justices are needed to rebalance the court, but a top Democrat said any action would have to await the work…
House and Senate Democrats Propose Bill to Expand the Supreme Court
The legislation would expand the Supreme Court from 9 members to 13, trying to spur momentum for the first change in the makeup of the…
Durbin, New Judiciary Chair, Warns Republicans on Blocking Judges
Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, discussed how he would push through President Biden’s judicial nominees, tackle immigration and address…