1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (776+ words) The United States Secret Service was built on one standard: keep the president alive. That standard was forged after the 1901 assassination of William Mc Kinley through grueling weapons qualifications, obstacle courses, and psychological evaluations calibrated to eliminate anyone who might…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (449+ words) Six months out from fiscal year 2027, U. S. lawmakers are making progress on the annual 12 appropriations bills that will fund the federal government. The House Appropriations Committee advanced the first two bills " one funding general government services and the other funding military…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (294+ words) The panel says stay is meant to give judges time to consider emergency motion. A three-judge appeals court panel is allowing construction of President Donald Trump's White House ballroom to continue -- for now. In a decision late Friday, the panel…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (120+ words) Construction of a ballroom and presidential bunker at the White House will continue for now, after the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an administrative stay of an order. .. Appeals court allows all White House ballroom Posted…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (579+ words) When'President Trump left the courtroom midway through the argument in the case challenging his birthright-citizenship executive order, he was signaling what all of us following the argument were feeling: the administration was going to lose. Of course, that was the…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (62+ words) The order came just a day after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking above-ground construction of the ballroom. Appeals Court Allows Construction of White House Ballroom to Continue A U. S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (223+ words) The department reassigned Maria Medetis Long to another case, two sources told the Washington Examiner, but it was not immediately clear who would take over the investigation or the reason for the change. The Justice Department has changed the federal…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (26+ words) When disbarment becomes a foreseeable consequence of advancing controversial legal theories in politically charged contexts, the effect is to narrow the range of permissible legal thought....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (342+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (369+ words) The Senate passed a spy law bill on April 17, extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The law grants the government authority for warrantless surveillance. Lawmakers approved the House version by a voice vote, which extends it to…...