The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit contends it's not a ban because transgender people can serve as their birth sex — that is, they can pretend they're not transgender.
A Court Just Ruled Trump's Transgender Military Ban Should Take Effect, But It Won’t Change Anything Yet
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The Government Shutdown Is “Life And Death” For Low-Wage Subcontractors Who Likely Won’t Be Repaid For Lost Time
“All I can do is pray that they open the government soon,” a security officer for the shuttered Smithsonian told BuzzFeed News.
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Without A Plan To End It, Trump Is Aggressively Selling The Government Shutdown With A “Higher Purpose”
Donald Trump is trying to make the case that the shutdown is worth it for a border wall, even if it lasts “years.”
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The Supreme Court Will, Again, Consider If Redistricting Decisions Can Be So Partisan That They’re Illegal
Even if “partisan gerrymandering” can be addressed by courts, the Supreme Court would also need to decide how courts determine how much partisanship is too much — something the justices have been unwilling to address in the past.
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The Government Shutdown Is Triggering Giant Pay Raises For Trump’s Top Aides
An unintended consequence of the government shutdown is that the most well-compensated federal employees will reap hearty raises while hundreds of thousands of others go without pay.
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Robert Mueller’s Grand Jury Is Getting More Time
The grand jury’s 18-month term was set to expire soon. Court rules allow for an extension of up to six months if it’s “in the public interest.”
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The Democratic Governor Who Sees A 2020 Presidential Opportunity With Weed
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced plans to pardon 3,500 marijuana convictions Friday after he filed a “test the waters” organization to challenge Trump in 2020.
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Elizabeth Warren Was Asked In Iowa About *That* DNA Test
“My question to you: Why did you undergo the DNA testing and give Donald Trump more fodder to be a bully?”
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The More The US Pressures Ecuador To Kick Assange Out Of Its Embassy, The Less Likely It Is To Happen
The hyped news accounts over Julian Assange’s fate at Ecuador’s embassy in London keeps missing one crucial factor: Ecuadorians.
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President Trump Is Still Demanding Wall Funding As The Government Remains Partially Shut Down
The government has been partially shut down for 16 days, with 800,000 workers furloughed or working without pay.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Miss Supreme Court Arguments Following Cancer Surgery
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A Judge Told The Defense In The Russian Troll Farm Case To "Knock It Off" With Attacks On Mueller's Office
The judge said the defense’s court filings — which accused Mueller’s office of acting outside the law and included colorful language and pop culture references — were “unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective.”
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Federal Workers Are Saying They Still Believe In Government Service Even Though Shutdowns Keep Happening
“We all in the civil service took an oath to protect our mission and the Constitution, and while [lawmakers] still are being paid for their services, they are absolutely violating that.”
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Planned Parenthood’s New President Wants To Focus On Nonabortion Health Care
Dr. Leana Wen, the first woman physician to head Planned Parenthood, is putting an emphasis on health care over the political activism of her predecessor.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is A Perfect Foil For The Pro-Trump Media
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Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution Will Start A Campaign To Draft Him Into The Presidential Race
“Run Bernie Run” will be the second effort from the senator's supporters to convince him to jump into the 2020 Democratic primary.
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The Russian Lawyer At The Trump Tower Meeting Was Indicted On Charges Of Obstructing Justice In A Money Laundering Case
Natalia Veselnitskaya was indicted by a grand jury in December, but the charges were only unsealed on Tuesday.
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DC's Mayor Will Start Issuing Marriage Licenses Herself After The Government Shutdown Stopped Them
The DC Superior Court, which runs the Marriage Bureau, is funded by Congress and had to scale back operations during the shutdown. The DC Council and DC’s mayor have stepped in.
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Paul Manafort's Lawyers Tried To Redact A Court Filing About Whether Manafort Lied To Investigators. It Didn't Work.
Manafort's lawyers filed a response to allegations by special counsel Robert Mueller's office that he lied after signing a plea deal. They tried to keep certain sections secret by redacting, but it was done incorrectly, making the information public.
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Trump’s Oval Office Address Is Following Days Of Aides Defending Their Misleading Border Wall Claims
Trump administration officials have tried to make the case for the wall with incorrect claims about suspected terrorists at the border, about Mexico paying for it, and more.
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