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It looks like the courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, are unsympathetic to Trump’s schemes to steal the election.

At first glance, the feud between a couple of wayward House centrists and the Democratic leadership this week calls to mind the old joke about how fights in academia are so vicious because the stakes ...

Wearing an ankle monitor is painful. They’re physically heavy and often fitted tightly, restricting movement. They affect one’s ability to sleep, and are incredibly sensitive; certain movements can ...

Two centrist Democrats defected on a key vote, giving Republicans a win. Progressives are concerned any punishment given to the centrists will rebound onto them in the future.

Lawlessness at the Fed hardly began with capital rules. Just ask Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has pressed the Fed to write rules, mandated in Section 956 of Dodd-Frank, designed to limit ...

Google avoids accountability again, this time in advertising tech. Why do judges bother to find companies guilty of running a monopoly if they’re unwilling to break them up?

In a move with little precedent, Judge Advocates (JAGs) are showing up in local courtrooms to prosecute street crime.

As Donald Trump engages in the bold midterm election strategy of telling 75 percent of the country that they will be “backwards and poor” if they refuse to allow substantial portions of land to be ...

I have a question about the critical Michigan Senate race: Are centrist Democratic officials and pundits going to spend the next 60 days loudly making the Republican Party’s arguments for them? The ...

Two establishment candidates are playing with nearly $10 million in campaign cash, using it mainly to attack one another while progressives look on haplessly.