Congress is made up of two parts – the lower chamber, the House of Representatives and the upper chamber, the Senate. To win a majority in the House, a party needs 218 seats. In the Senate, a party needs 51 seats for an outright majority. But if the upper chamber is split 50-50, the vice-president
The US Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute request by the Trump administration asking it to intervene in California’s midterm election vote count. The justice department wanted 20,000 ballots to be set aside that it alleged may have been issued to non-US citizens in the state. Two lower courts had already rejected the request. State
BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against Harvard University over its alleged failure to provide admissions records that the Justice Department had demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions. The Justice Department said Harvard had “thwarted” efforts to investigate potential discrimination. It accused Harvard of
WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday complicated President Donald Trump’s efforts to plow forward on construction of a memorial arch, setting multiple notification deadlines before any work can begin. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration plans, said she must be told of any decision by the National
Indiana’s governor turned down a clemency request Monday and said an execution planned for this week would go forward for a man who set a fire that killed his girlfriend’s two children in 2010. Gov. Mike Braun said he would follow the Indiana Parole Board’s recommendation to let the death sentence stand for Jeffrey Weisheit.
Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussion of attempted suicide Massachusetts prosecutors have given their clearest indication yet that they plan to retry Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children in 2023. At a hearing on Monday, Judge William Sullivan scheduled a 16 November hearing where he plans to rule on a