Sharon D. Wright Austin, University of Florida Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court over more than two centuries. Both of those numbers may change in 2022, with President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge …

U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who represents Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, was found guilty by a federal jury Thursday of concealing information and making false statements to federal authorities who were investigating illegal contributions made by a foreign national to the congressman’s 2016 re-election campaign. Fortenberry, 61, of Lincoln, Nebraska, who …

A group of Georgia voters filed a legal challenge on Thursday to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s candidacy for re-election in 2022. The challenge, filed with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, alleges that Greene is constitutionally disqualified from public office under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, on …

Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic  National Committee, and others alleging they falsely accused him of colluding with Russia ahead of the 2016 election. “In the run-up to the 2016 Presidential Election, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts orchestrated an unthinkable …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 24, 2022 WASHINGTON – Representatives of the American Bar Association reiterated their finding that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well qualified to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and law enforcement groups rebutted GOP accusations Jackson is soft on child pornographers during the final …

The United States will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country in the month since the invasion by Russia. The U.S. will also provide an extra $1 billion in humanitarian aid to those impacted by the war, the White House said Thursday. “The United States is announcing plans …

Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Editor’s note: This article has been updated throughout. Idaho has become the second state to ban abortion after six weeks, with Gov. Brad Little signing the bill known as Senate Bill 1309 on Wednesday. The law will take effect in 30 days. Planned …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 24, 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee picked up Wednesday morning where they left off Tuesday evening in questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her judicial philosophy, sentencing practices and personal background.  Two senators, Democrat Jon Ossoff …

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday unveiled an action plan to stop racial bias in the appraisal of home values. The 21-step plan seeks to improve oversight and accountability in the home appraisal business. It includes a legislative proposal to modernize the governance structure of the appraisal industry. Harris asserted …

Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state, has died of cancer aged 85, her family said. President Bill Clinton first chose Ms. Albright as US Ambassador to the United Nations during his first term in office, and then as America’s top diplomat in 1996 for his second term. At …

Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Oklahoma’s state House on Tuesday voted 78-19 to pass a near complete ban on abortions, legislation that far surpasses Texas’ six-week ban. The bill is now headed to the Senate and, if passed, will be the strictest anti-abortion bill in the country. The …

The price for a gallon of gas continues to slowly fall after hitting a record $4.33 on March 11. The national average for a gallon of gasoline on Tuesday was $4.25, according to AAA. The primary reason for the falling prices is the lower global price of crude oil, which peaked …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent March 22, 2022 WASHINGTON – Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sharpened their criticisms of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, probing her work as a public defender on behalf of terrorism suspects, the judicial sentences she has handed down for child …

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has tested positive for COVID-19 and will no longer be heading to Europe with President Joe Biden. Psaki said she took a PCR test Tuesday ahead of the trip, and Biden had a negative PCR test the same day. “Today, in preparation for travel …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas remains hospitalized with ‘flu-like symptoms,’ and is being treated for an infection. Court officials said Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, on Friday evening after having flu-like symptoms. He was tested, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with …