Chief Justice John Roberts left open the possibility that he could side with the Supreme Court's liberal wing during intensive, fact-based arguments on Wednesday in a high-profile abortion case.
Former Vice President Joe Biden's plan to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy households would increase federal revenue by $4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
The exits of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg leave Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders to battle for the Democratic nomination, and the chance to unseat President Donald Trump.
The $8.3 billion emergency funding plan sailed through the House a day earlier in a 415-2 vote. The bill now heads to the White House, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it.
Bernie Madoff, who oversaw the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, is asking a judge for early release from his 150-year prison sentence because he has terminal kidney disease.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that he "should not have used the words I used" when he declared in front of the Supreme Court that two justices would "pay the price" for their decision in an abortion case.
"Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous," Roberts wrote.
Mike Bloomberg, who's worth around $60 billion, failed to make a dent on Super Tuesday, the first time he appeared on the ballot in the 2020 Democratic primary race.
Bloomberg's editor-in-chief told employees the company will now "follow exactly the same coverage rules for the Democratic presidential candidates and President Donald Trump."
U.S. authorities are still trying to ascertain how many Americans have been affected. "If we get enough data to get a big [numerator] it will be bad news for us," Dr. Fauci told Congress.
After Biden's disappointing showings in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, a clearly rattled Democratic Party establishment hit the panic button and decided to coalesce around the man they saw as the most viable alternative to Bernie Sanders, writes Jake Novak.
Bernie Sanders led Joe Biden in Texas polling averages heading into Super Tuesday. Most of those polls were taken before Biden's massive South Carolina primary win.
The contest pitted former Alabama senator and Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions against Rep. Bradley Byrne and political newcomer Tommy Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach.
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