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Justices reopen major dispute on presidential power

by Lyle Denniston

The Supreme Court has reopened the issue of the strict limit on the power of Presidents to maintain control over some of the most…

Justices reopen major dispute on presidential power
D.C. Circuit Upholds Congressional Subpoena to Trump Accounting Firm

by Robert Black

A Friday morning ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit could prove a watershed moment in the ongoing struggle…

D.C. Circuit Upholds Congressional Subpoena to Trump Accounting Firm
The House’s role in the impeachment inquiry process

by Scott Bomboy

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry would be made against President Donald Trump into…

The House’s role in the impeachment inquiry process
Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?

by NCC Staff

Today marks the anniversary of the passing of Andrew Johnson, perhaps the most-criticized president in American history.

Andrew Johnson: The most-criticized president ever?
Two judges ponder new orders in census controversy

by Lyle Denniston

With government lawyers under pressure from President Trump looking for a new way to justify asking everyone in America about…

Two judges ponder new orders in census controversy
It’s final: no citizenship question on 2020 census

by Lyle Denniston

In a decision that seems sure to have a significant impact on American politics over the coming decade, the Trump Administration…

It’s final: no citizenship question on 2020 census
Down-to-the-wire on the census controversy

by Lyle Denniston

Faced with the prospect that a lower court may issue a new ban on adding a citizenship question to the census, the Trump…

Down-to-the-wire on the census controversy
A crucial week begins for the 2020 census

by Lyle Denniston

With the Supreme Court apparently ready to rule this week on a historic controversy over the 2020 census, a federal trial judge on…

A crucial week begins for the 2020 census
Trump team asks Justices to rule quickly on race issue on census

by Lyle Denniston

Moving to keep in check the troubling new race bias issue that could affect the 2020 census, the Trump Administration asked the…

Trump team asks Justices to rule quickly on race issue on census
Race bias issue over census to be explored

by Lyle Denniston

Finding that “a substantial issue” has been raised in the claim that racial bias led the Trump Administration to plan to ask a…

Race bias issue over census to be explored