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Justice Elena Kagan has criticized the 5th Circuit decision that upheld the Texas law, writing for a six-justice majority that social media content moderation is free speech protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.

Ruling boosts social media free speech protections, some say

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 9, 2024 at 7:00am
Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, speaks with ranking member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, before a hearing on Nov. 8, 2023.

Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills

By Aidan Quigley and John M. Donnelly
Posted July 8, 2024 at 3:33pm, Updated at 7:13pm
New York Reps. Nick LaLota, left, and Anthony D’Esposito leave a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on April 30.

Financial Services spending bill a big test for slim GOP margin

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 8, 2024 at 2:55pm
Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture,” on June 18.

Boeing to plead guilty in fatal 737 Max crashes

By Valerie Yurk
Posted July 8, 2024 at 10:54am
The proposal is an “important step” in safeguarding national security, says House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro.

Treasury seeks tighter rules on US investment in China tech

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 3, 2024 at 7:00am
The words 'My body my choice' are projected onto the Eiffel Tower in Paris as demonstrators demanding the inclusion of the right to abortion in the constitution gathered for a women's rights rally in front of a giant screen nearby to follow the debate on the single-article draft law on March 4.

What GOP’s European abortion example looks like in France

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 3, 2024 at 5:59am
The Supreme Court.

In blockbuster term, Supreme Court boosts its own sway

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 2, 2024 at 6:17pm
Jeremy Wong smokes an e-cigarette at The Vaping Buddha in San Francisco.

Fight over flavored vapes lands at Supreme Court

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted July 2, 2024 at 2:19pm
Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the Supreme Court in April.

Supreme Court to decide cases over online porn access, vapes

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 2, 2024 at 11:30am
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the White House Monday about the Supreme Court's ruling that presidents have immunity from prosecution for official acts.

After immunity ruling, Biden urges voters to deliver verdict on Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted July 1, 2024 at 8:46pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court eases time limits on challenges to federal rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 4:16pm
Protesters hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington while waiting Monday for the court to announce its decision on presidential immunity.

Historians, legal experts express dismay at Trump immunity ruling

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 1, 2024 at 3:15pm
The Supreme Court building is seen at sunset in Washington.

Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 12:21pm
A protester wears a head band adorned with the face of Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith in front of the Supreme Court on Monday.

Supreme Court shields presidents from prosecution for official acts

By Michael Macagnone
Posted July 1, 2024 at 11:32am
Then-Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., attends the House Ways and Means Committee markup of the GOP tax overhaul plan on Nov. 9, 2017.

Newer crop of tax writers prepares to take on legacy 2017 law

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 1, 2024 at 10:08am
Steve Bannon, with his attorney David Schoen, left, is seen after being found guilty of contempt of Congress in 2022.

Supreme Court denies Steve Bannon bid to remain out of prison

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 3:13pm
Homeless rights activists rally outside of the Supreme Court on April 22, the day of oral argument in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson.

Supreme Court upholds Oregon city law targeting homeless

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 12:30pm
Trump flags fly as rioters take over the steps of the Capitol on the East Front on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress works to certify Electoral College votes.

Supreme Court limits obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 12:05pm
A beam of sunlight breaks through cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court gives judges more power to review agency rules

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 28, 2024 at 11:19am
House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., center, and ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., right, are shown at a hearing on the social media platform TikTok in March 2023.

Privacy bill markup canceled amid multi-front opposition

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 27, 2024 at 9:06pm
Women’s March holds a 'die-in' outside of the Supreme Court before the court’s oral arguments in Moyle v. United States in Washington on April 24.

Idaho abortion decision leaves both sides in long-term limbo

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 27, 2024 at 2:13pm
People from across the United States who lost loved ones because of the opioid epidemic rallied at the Justice Department in Washington on Dec. 3, 2021.

Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted June 27, 2024 at 1:23pm
A view of the smoke stack of the Cheswick coal-fired power plant on Oct. 26, 2017 in Springdale, Penn.

Supreme Court blocks EPA’s cross-state air pollution plan

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 12:30pm
The Supreme Court’s decision is the latest in a series of cases where the court, currently controlled by six Republican appointees, has ruled against the reach of federal agencies.

Supreme Court rules US must enforce securities violations in court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 11:56am
Demonstrators hold signs outside of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in April over Idaho's anti-abortion law.

Supreme Court allows abortion in Idaho emergency rooms, for now

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 27, 2024 at 11:11am
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said she’s focusing on maternal health, including policies providing Medicaid coverage 12 months postpartum.

For CMS administrator, a focus on maternal health

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 26, 2024 at 6:00am, Updated at 4:07pm
Health care workers hold signs outside of the Supreme Court before oral arguments in April in a case about Idaho's abortion law and a federal law about emergency room treatment.

Supreme Court inadvertently posts Idaho abortion case document

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 26, 2024 at 2:56pm
The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit over social media censorship claims

By Michael Macagnone
Posted June 26, 2024 at 11:15am
Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Phelps takes his seat to testify during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining Anti-Doping Measures in Advance of the 2024 Olympics” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Tuesday.

Olympians implore Congress to act on doping as games approach

By Ariel Cohen
Posted June 25, 2024 at 9:29pm
“Setting the stage for how the federal government is going to buy and use AI will have a large effect on the AI industry, as well as innovation,” says Sen. Gary Peters.

Peters pitches AI legislation as model for private sector

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted June 25, 2024 at 7:00am, Updated at 5:16pm