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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh looks over his notes during the third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Sept. 6 on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats want to delay the confirmation vote after sexual assault allegations against K

Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Allegations Recall 1991's Supreme Court Scandal, With Key Differences

8:12pm September 17, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee are familiar. But there are some key differences between the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh and those against Clarence Thomas.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6, the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Who Is Christine Blasey Ford, The Woman Accusing Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Assault?

6:22pm September 17, 2018

by Meg Anderson

Ford, who revealed her identity in The Washington Post on Sunday, accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s. Here's what we know about her.

Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens gather for a naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va., in August. A potential trial over a new 2020 census citizenship question is set to start on Nov. 5 in New York City.

Census Citizenship Question Trial Could Start Day Before Midterm Elections

8:17pm September 14, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York has set Nov. 5 as the start date of the first potential trial of the six lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question that dozens of states and cities want removed.

President Trump holds a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office on Tuesday with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

Hurricane Florence To Test FEMA, Trump Administration

9:32am September 14, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president and emergency management officials say they're ready for the storm and its aftermath, but the effort has gotten off to a bumpy start.

National

Fact Check: Trump's Claim About Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll

6:11pm September 13, 2018

President Trump accused Democrats of inventing the hurricane death toll in Puerto Rico. The false claim drew recriminations and distracted from the federal government's preps for Hurricane Florence.

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FEMA Under Trump

5:12pm September 12, 2018

by Brian Naylor

With Hurricane Florence about to make landfall, FEMA is going to be tested once again. Is it prepared under President Trump?

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In newly unredacted emails, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and a key Commerce official discussed preparing for his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census to "go to the Supreme Court."

Trump Officials Prepared For Supreme Court Fight Over Census Question

5:10pm September 12, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Secretary Wilbur Ross warned Commerce Department officials that they should be "very careful" about "everything" when adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration Closing Diplomatic Mission That Represents Palestinians In D.C.

4:46pm September 10, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration is shutting down the Palestinian diplomatic post in Washington, D.C. The move comes after big U.S. aid cuts to the Palestinians and the United Nations agency that supports them.

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The White House on August 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

What You Need To Know About The 25th Amendment

9:16pm September 05, 2018

by Philip Ewing

An anonymous newspaper op-ed attributed to a senior official in the Trump administration suggests that some in the Cabinet have contemplated using the 25th Amendment to remove the president.

The United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

'The Most Dangerous Branch' Asks Whether The Supreme Court Has Become Too Powerful

3:19pm September 05, 2018

by Martha Anne Toll

In author David Kaplan's view, the top court has taken an increasing role in policymaking, having issued critical decisions on abortion, voting rights, gun control, health care — and the president.