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Donald Trump has always had an odd — and, frankly, offensive — way of talking to and about Jews. As much as he seeks to inoculate himself from any...
Enough. “My kids keep me humble,” Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders preened, thereby disproving her own claim. “Unfortunately, Kamala...
It’s impossible, unproductive and, frankly, tedious to respond to every Trump outrage. So I try to pick my shots and spare readers what would...
Just when you think Virginia “Ginni” Thomas can’t do any more to cast disrepute on the institution where her husband has served as a justice...
To understand the dumb and unnecessary choices the Supreme Court put before special counsel Jack Smith in charging Donald Trump with election...
A new book by the Supreme Court conservative raises the question: Does having all the facts matter? Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch...
When it comes to Trump, accountability is a can endlessly kicked down the road. President Richard M. Nixon speaks near Orlando on Nov. 17,...
Jurisdiction-stripping is a terrible way to deal with even the worst excesses of this Supreme Court. Former president Donald Trump in...
Term limits for Supreme Court justices is overdue. Partisan politics keeps it from happening. Members of the Supreme Court in October 2022....
Opinion ‘I do think she can win!’ Impromptu thoughts on Harris doubters. Were Democrats too hasty about falling in line? 3 min ...
Now that he stepped out of the race, there is at least a chance of winning — but just a chance. President Biden at the White House on May...
Never mind that special prosecutors have been appointed under several presidents from both parties. Special counsel Jack Smith and U.S....
The chief justice has found himself in an unexpected position: Potential irrelevance. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. delivers remarks at...
The House might be the only thing between us and the end of democracy. President Biden prepares to walk out to debate former president Donald...
Biden’s explanation for refusing testing is unconvincing. President Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on Friday in Madison, Wis. (ABC...
Caution and institutionalism, the supposed watchwords of the Roberts court, are largely forgotten. The Supreme Court on Sunday. (Susan...
The risk of another Trump presidency appointing more justices, forces a reluctant conclusion. Mateo Zavala, 14, protests for President Biden...
An egregious, unconscionable ruling on presidential immunity from the Supreme Court. Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court on Monday....
The court overturns the 40-year-old bias for regulatory power, thrilling the right. Justice Elena Kagan delivers remarks in Washington on May...
The Supreme Court’s decision is at best a temporary reprieve. Idaho state lawmakers Melissa Wintrow, left, and Ilana Rubel speak outside the...
Israeli Supreme Court rules ultra-Orthodox must serve in the military. Israeli police try to disperse Ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a highway...
Majority’s ruling in an immigration case could signal an appetite to revisit marriage equality. Supreme Court justices, standing, from left:...
The Supreme Court, at least for now, cleans up some of the mess from its Bruen ruling in 2022. Gun safety and domestic violence prevention...
A unanimous court saved mifepristone. But more formidable challenges to abortion medication loom. (Paul Ratje/The Washington Post) ...
Outside of synagogues and the Jewish community, those taken by Hamas are largely out of mind. Family members of people held hostage by Hamas...
This eye-for-an-eye justice is real and dangerous. Trump advisers Kellyanne Conway, Stephen K. Bannon and Stephen Miller at the White House in...
He will sentence Donald Trump in July. Here’s how it could go. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in his chambers on March 14....
Opinion Why the Trump verdict matters 'We may be understating the potential, and even the Biden campaign may be understating the potential,...
The jury has spoken: Trump is guilty. Former president Donald Trump at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Thursday. (Seth Wenig/Reuters) ...
Alito-gate: The justice, his wife, her flags and their ethics. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, at the Capitol in...
Neither Biden nor Congress will benefit from their inability to reach a deal on executive privilege President Biden, Robert K. Hur and...
Justice Alito’s wife hoisted a “Stop the Steal” flag after Jan 6. Should her husband recuse himself now? Justice Samuel Alito and...
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Is the hush money case allowing Trump to gain the upper hand with voters? Former president Donald Trump sits at Manhattan Supreme Court on...
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks at a dinner honoring the late Justice Antonin Scalia at the Washington Hilton on Nov. 9. (Jahi...
Photos of hostages at the site of the Nova festival, where people were killed and kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunmen, in Reim,...
Demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court on Thursday. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Share ...
Abortion rights supporters rally in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (Joy Asico-Smith for National Women's Law Center/AP) ...
Protesters stand outside of the Israeli prime minister's office in Jerusalem on April 9. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP) Listen 4 min ...