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WASHINGTON — Judge Neil Gorsuch seems to be a conservative tailor-made for the Supreme Court, albeit with a Western cut. His Ivy League education fits in with the other justices, four of whom are fellow Harvard Law School graduates. Like three of his potential colleagues, he held a coveted clerkship at the Supreme Court. His […]

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended her former deputy Sally Q. Yates for questioning the legality of President Trump’s executive order banning refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries and refusing to defend the order in court. “With her decision not to defend the executive order regarding immigration, Sally Yates displayed the fierce intellect,

If you’re cheering the Boy Scouts’ decision to allow transgender kids to join their ranks, consider doing so out loud. The century-old organization announced Monday it will now base enrollment on the gender listed on the application, rather than the gender listed on a child’s birth certificate. “The Boy Scouts of America is committed to

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Tuesday boycotted a committee vote on two of President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet nominees — Tom Price to lead Health and Human Services and Steve Mnuchin to be Treasury secretary. Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, blasted the move as he sat in a hearing room with only Republicans on