Judge Amy Coney Barrett officially became Justice Barrett following a private ceremony in the Supreme Court’s East Conference Room Tuesday morning. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Judicial Oath to Barrett, officially making her the court’s 103rd associate justice. “Upon administration of that oath, she will be able to begin to participate in the work […]
Former President Obama on Sunday called on voters to support Democratic nominee Joe Biden, sharing a tweet from Biden posted on the same day in 2019 warning that President Trump was not prepared for a pandemic. In the 2019 tweet, which came far before the coronavirus pandemic was on Americans’ radar, Biden wrote: “We are […]
The United States set a daily record for coronavirus cases on Thursday as the number soared past 77,000, topping the previous high set in July, NBC News confirmed on Friday. The benchmark was hit as the pandemic has accelerated at a pace not seen since the summer and as many local governments have reimposed restrictions […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination Thursday of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a Supreme Court justice in a 12-0 vote, with Democrats boycotting the day’s proceeding. “The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process I have ever witnessed in the Senate. And her potential confirmation will have […]
Macy’s will not feature Santa Claus at its New York City store for the first time in over 160 years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the department store announced Thursday. The crowds Santa meet-and-greets typically draw, more than a quarter million, have made it unfeasible to take precautions amid the ongoing pandemic, the store said. […]
Lawyers appointed to represent hundreds of children who were separated from their parents as a result of President Trump’s 2018 policy say they are having a difficult time locating the adults, fearing many of them were deported while their children stayed in the country. The lawyers said the parents of 545 children have still yet […]
The Secret Service filed charges against a Maryland man after he threatened to kidnap and kill Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. A criminal complaint filed by the agency Wednesday said a man identified as James Dale Reed on Oct. 4 approached a house in his hometown of Frederick that […]
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration rule that would have reduced food stamp benefits to nearly 700,000 people. In her Sunday ruling, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell wrote that implementing the change “radically and abruptly alters decades of regulatory practice, leaving States scrambling and exponentially increasing food insecurity for tens of […]
Trump also warned during his rally on Sunday that “the Christmas season will be canceled” if Biden wins in November. “The Christmas season will be cancelled. Look, remember I said we’re going to bring back Christmas? The name. Remember? We brought it back. Remember?” he asked. “They’d say, ‘Have a great season.’ I say, ‘No, […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set a 48-hour deadline for the White House to reach an agreement on a new round of coronavirus stimulus before the upcoming presidential election, saying Sunday that she is still “hopeful” despite no agreement yet in the package’s language. “The 48 only relates to if we want to get it done […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Sunday accused President Trump of inciting “domestic terrorism” in the wake of an alleged plot to abduct her. “It’s incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States, 10 days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me … is at it again … inciting […]
Twitter on Sunday removed a tweet from one of President Donald Trump’s top Covid-19 advisers, which falsely claimed that masks don’t work to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The tweet no longer appeared on the site Sunday morning, replaced with a note saying “This Tweet is no longer available” and a link to Twitter’s rules […]