House Democrats move to fight Trump’s stonewalling in court Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Democrats moved closer on Thursday to suing in federal court for access to the unredacted Mueller report on … “us congress” – Google News
Read More...Brazil’s Bolsonaro took a page from US politics by dangling the possibility of an evangelical Supreme Court Justice Vox.com Victor Moriyama/Getty Images But US evangelicals have been more loyal to Trump than Brazil’s evangelicals have been to President Bolsonaro, so this move may not work. Speaking at an Assembly of God Pentecostal church this morning, Brazil’s rightist President Jair Bolsonaro opened a new front in Brazil’s culture wars: the composition of Brazil’s Supreme Court. Decrying a recent Supreme Court ruling that hate crime legislation protects sexual minorities, Bolsonaro asked, “Isn’t it…
Read More...Democrats look at packing the Supreme Court to pack the vote CNN Republicans have been successfully leveraging the Supreme Court balance of power as a major campaign issue to ignite their base since the 1980s. For Democrats, the 2020 election may mark the first in modern times that they unite around the high court as a driving force in a presidential election. Democratic candidates are increasingly advocating “court packing,” that is, upping the number of Supreme Court justices to balance the bench — or ensure a liberal majority. The idea is…
Read More...Democrats could take Trump to the Supreme Court over war powers, scholars say Vox.com A group of constitutional scholars and lawmakers want House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take President Donald to the Supreme Court — over the war in Yemen. “us congress” – Google News
Read More...Appeals Court Rules US Congress May Reject Atheist’s Request to Present Secular Invocation Christian News Network WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling in concluding that the chaplain for the U.S. Congress did not discriminate against a … “us congress” – Google News
Read More...On Yemen, Congress has Spoken. It Wants the U.S. Out. Now the Ball is in Trump’s Court. The Intercept Congress Is Finally Done With the War in Yemen Foreign Policy Congress passes historic resolution to end US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen Vox.com Yemen war: Congress votes to end US military assistance to Saudi Arabia The Guardian Congress must assert war powers role beyond Yemen: Sanders and Lee USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News
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