What's the difference between law enforcement and criminal justice? Who checks the judicial branch? Who has the power to decide if a law violates the US Constitution? Who appoints the head of the Department of Justice? Which government passes laws in order to protect the rights of its ci...
attorney general. Age: 67 Pros: As chairman of the NDRC, he’s traversed the country to combat GOP gerrymandering. The post has placed him at the forefront of a crucial cause and allowed him to foster relationships with state-based Democratic officials. Cons: Consumed by a legal career,...
Trump appoints real estate investor, golf partner as Middle East peace envoy "Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE," said President-elect Donald Trump. Eric Bazail-Eimil 11/12/2024, 5:42pm ET President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will...
Paul Mayor Norm Coleman and state Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III, serving one term. Next:Ashley Judd 8/13 Credit Ashley Judd Office (Almost) Sought: Senator in Kentucky in 2014 Party: Democrat Famous For: Actress in “Double Jeopardy,”“Kiss the Girls” Result: Judd was activ...
contemporary commentary and debate about the role and operation of the Supreme Court in our constitutional system and about the functioning of the constitutional process by which the President nominates and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints Justices to the Supreme Court."...
Judges typically keep low profiles and take care to avoid any appearance of partisanship. Abbott took a different approach. “You have a governor who makes his agenda tort reform and then appoints Abbott to the Supreme Court,” said one longtime plaintiff’s lawyer. “If you want to go anypl...
President-elect Donald Trump is picking from his most loyal supporters as he creates his Cabinet and appoints others to key roles within his administration. Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder and Alan KronenbergDec. 13, 2024 Who’s Coming to Washington? The fall of former Syr...
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2015, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder and Vice President Joe Biden award the Medal of Valor to Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese from the Watertown, Mass., Police Department, during a ceremony in the Old Executive Office Building at the White House Complex in Washingto...
borrower defense to repayment program, which allows borrowers to have their loans canceled if their colleges made false claims to get them to enroll. One of the plaintiffs in that suit was California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who was confirmed Thursday as President Joe Biden's he...
LAN SAK, Thailand (AP) — The bodies of almost two dozen young students and teachers who died in a bus fire in a suburb of Bangkok were returned late Wednesday to central Thailand, where they began their ill-fated school field trip. ...