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President Joe Biden boards Marine One en route to Philadelphia on the South Lawn of the White House on May 29.

Biden withdrawal could prompt legal fights over ballots

By Todd Ruger
Posted July 21, 2024 at 6:23pm
Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., at a House hearing in 2019.

Federal judge approves redrawn Georgia congressional districts

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 28, 2023 at 2:47pm, Updated December 29, 2023 at 9:09am
Capitol Police seen on the East Front plaza of the Capitol in 2022.

Capitol Police arrest man who had knife and machete

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 27, 2023 at 4:51pm
John L. “Jack” Smith, special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump, after making a public statement in June.

Special counsel seeks to limit ‘political’ issues at Trump trial

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 27, 2023 at 12:35pm
The 2022 conviction of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., was overturned by a federal appeals court that ruled he should not have been tried in California on charges of lying to investigators in a probe into illegal foreign campaign contributions.

Appeals court tosses convictions of former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry

By Todd Ruger
Posted December 26, 2023 at 3:03pm
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has requested documents from the executive branch and local prosecutors that have raised questions about the separation of powers.

Worlds collide: Separation-of-powers fights heat up

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted March 31, 2023 at 9:09am
A police officer is seen outside the Supreme Court in October.

Supreme Court unable to identify leaker in abortion opinion probe

By Todd Ruger and Michael Macagnone
Posted January 19, 2023 at 3:31pm, Updated at 4:09pm
Jaime Sigaran of American Rivers and his sister Bethsaida attend a rally to call for protection of the Clean Water Act outside the Supreme Court as it began its new term on Oct. 3.

Supreme Court keeps on truckin’

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted October 12, 2022 at 1:18pm
Comedian and activist Jon Stewart speaks during a rally on Aug. 1 to call on the Senate to pass a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans sickened due to toxic exposure, including to burn pits, they experienced while deployed. It would also allow victims of poisoning at Camp Lejeune to sue the government for compensation, the subject of this week's Political Theater podcast.

Camp Lejeune tragedy moves closer to justice

By Todd Ruger and Mike Magner
Posted August 5, 2022 at 9:00am
A worker with the Nuisance Abatement Graffiti Team power washes messages, including one that reads “our rights,” written in chalk on 1st Street Northeast in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 9, 2022.

Cruel summer: The Supreme Court’s lengthy break in the spotlight

By Jason Dick and Todd Ruger
Posted July 7, 2022 at 1:37pm