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Politics & Government

The Stories We're Missing When We Focus On Trump's Supreme Court Pick

2:03pm July 09, 2018

by Ron Elving

It matters, because important stories are getting less attention, coverage and prominence than they should — a state of affairs likely to worsen in the weeks and months ahead.

The Rev. Brad Wells, left, the Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Paula Oas, kneel in prayer in front of the Supreme Court, as the court hears the Masterpiece Cakeshop case.

Religion, The Supreme Court, And Why It Matters

11:55am July 07, 2018

With President Trump set to name the next justice to the high court soon, it's worth noting it was once dominated by Protestant Christians. Now, it is now more Jewish, Catholic and conservative.

Politics & Government

Trump Says He's Not Asking Justice Candidates About Abortion. Why Bother?

5:11pm July 04, 2018

by Ron Elving

The president says he won't ask about specific legal cases, including Roe v. Wade. But he doesn't have to, because everyone on his short list is a pre-vetted conservative.

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The head of Poland's Supreme Court, Malgorzata Gersdorf, defiantly arrives for work on Wednesday at the Supreme Court building in Warsaw, Poland.

World News

Polish Supreme Court Head Defies Ruling Party As Crisis Deepens

10:36am July 04, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Malgorzata Gersdorf is rejecting a shake-up by the right-wing government that is aimed at forcing her and other top judges to retire. The government's move is straining its relations with the EU.

President Trump spoke to March for Life participants and pro-life leaders at the White House on January 19. He has been signaling that he won't ask potential Supreme Court nominees about their positions on specific cases, but he doesn't need to — all on

Which Trump Should Be Believed On Overturning Roe v. Wade?

12:40pm July 03, 2018

by Ron Elving

The apparently mixed signals of the moment do not really suggest any further evolution in the president's abortion thinking. They suggest a strategy for confirming whomever the president picks.

President Donald Trump at the White House on June 28, 2018. Trump plans to announce his next Supreme Court nominee next week.

Politics & Government

Trump Downplays Roe v. Wade Litmus Test As He Considers A Supreme Court Nominee

3:25pm July 01, 2018

by Barbara Sprunt

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said his advisers told him not to ask potential Supreme Court nominees whether they would overturn Roe v Wade. "But I'm putting conservative people on," he said.

(Left to right) Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin; GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski

Politics & Government

5 Senators Who Will Likely Decide The Next Supreme Court Justice

7:00am June 30, 2018

by Susan Davis

A narrowly divided Senate is putting two Republican women who support abortion rights and three red-state Democrats in the spotlight as the critical votes in the Supreme Court confirmation process.

Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in March 2016. The Senate never voted on his nomination.

Politics & Government

What Happened With Merrick Garland In 2016 And Why It Matters Now

12:32pm June 29, 2018

by Ron Elving

Back then, Mitch McConnell boasted: "One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.' "

Abortion-rights proponents protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy set the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means For Abortion Rights

5:30pm June 28, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.

President-elect Trump's acceptance speech was broadcast in Times Square in New York City after his 2016 election. Nearly two years later, the partisan divide grows even wider.

Politics & Government

The Election Of 2016 Is Nowhere Near Over, And Still Pulling Americans Apart

1:18pm June 28, 2018

by Ron Elving

Far from subsiding, the political animosities stirred by the tumultuous presidential cycle of 2015-16 grow more disruptive, remaking both our major parties and altering our public life as a nation.