Politics & Government

Proposal for the Supreme Court to issue a code of ethics for itself faces backlash

5:26pm July 20, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send to the Senate floor a bill that would require the Supreme Court to issue a code of ethics for itself.

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Cambodians to vote in election — widely seen as a sham — and extend rule of Hun Sen

5:10pm July 20, 2023

by Michael Sullivan

Cambodians will vote in an election Sunday that will be neither free nor fair, but will extend the 38-year long rule of Hun Sen and likely ensure the succession of his son.

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Trial against anti-government extremist Ammon Bundy comes to a close

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

Closing arguments are expected Friday in a trial against extremist Ammon Bundy. Idaho's largest hospital sued him for $7.5 million after armed protests he led prompted a major security response.

Christian thriller 'Sound of Freedom' faces criticism for stoking conspiracy theories

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Sound of Freedom is a surprise box office hit. But the Christian thriller is also fueling controversy over conspiracy theories and its depiction of human trafficking.

The U.S. Supreme Court has used a vague legal idea known as the "Purcell principle" to justify delaying the redrawing of voting maps, which has forced some elections to use voting districts that lower courts found to be illegally drawn.

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Illegal voting maps were used in some states in 2022. This legal idea allowed them

4:25pm July 20, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Supreme Court has used an obscure legal idea to justify delaying the redrawing of voting maps, forcing some elections to use voting districts that lower courts found to be illegally drawn.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

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New bill would fine Congress members for trading stocks and owning blind trusts

3:56pm July 20, 2023

by Leila Fadel

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says lawmakers and executive branch officials can have the upper hand when it comes to stock trading and access to undisclosed information.

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North Carolina elections officials express concern over pending voting bills

3:53pm July 20, 2023

by David Ford

North Carolina elections officials are responding to Republican-sponsored bills in the House and Senate whose stated purpose is to enhance election integrity.

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The TQ Samsun bulk carrier transits the Bosphorus Strait during the early morning hours on Tuesday in Istanbul. The TQ Samsun is the last grain ship, carrying corn and rapeseed, to leave Ukraine under the Black Sea grain initiative.

U.S. says Russia is laying the groundwork to attack civilian ships and blame Ukraine

3:42pm July 20, 2023

by Tamara Keith

The National Security Council declassified information about what it called an attempted "false flag operation" by Russia as global food supply is threatened.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a Farmers for Trump campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 7.

Here's where the criminal and civil cases facing Trump stand

3:17pm July 20, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Former President Donald Trump faces a number of criminal charges in two cases — but that may not be all, as he faces scrutiny in other probes. This all comes as Trump is running for president.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a meeting of President Biden's Competition Council in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

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After Hill funding fight, Buttigieg calls culture wars, drag show focus 'maddening'

3:05pm July 20, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed growing political rhetoric and focus on culture war issues, such as LGBTQ concerns.