Top VA posts need filling as nominee fights refuted allegations
Veterans Affairs faces a major expansion of benefits and big modernization issues as top positions remain long vacant. One nomination seems doomed. Joe Davidson Link...
Jan. 6 inquiry thrusts Secret Service back into center of controversy
Carol D. Leonnig Link...
With sweep and speed, Supreme Court’s conservatives ignite a new era
Observers say this term should be seen as much as the beginning of an era at the court as the culmination of years of work to solidify a conservative majority. Robert Barnes Link...
Supreme Court marshal asks Md. leaders to enforce anti-picketing laws
Letters asks Gov. Hogan and Montgomery County Executive Elrich to have police departments enforce laws that “squarely prohibit picketing at the homes of Supreme Court Justices.” Jasmine Hilton Link...
New York tightens gun laws, revisits abortion rights after SCOTUS rulings
Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed lawmakers to act after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state gun-control law and overturned Roe v. Wade. Praveena Somasundaram Link...
Democracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case
The decision to consider “independent legislature theory” concerned voting rights advocates who say state lawmakers could twist the rules to favor their party. Colby Itkowitz Link...
DOJ subpoenas two Arizona state senators in Jan. 6 probe
Senate President Karen Fann (R) and state Sen. Kelly Townsend (R) both received subpoenas last week, according to a spokeswoman. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Link...
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Denzel Washington
President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 17 athletes, activists, sports stars, business leaders and politicians. Eugene Scott Link...
What is witness tampering? And could this charge apply to Trump?
Witness tampering isn’t often prosecuted, but the seeds are there for a charge, either against Trump or the people who made the calls. Amber Phillips Link...
Post Politics Now: Biden to keep abortion ruling in spotlight by meeting with Democratic governors
The president is hosting a virtual meeting from the White House to talk about protecting reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. John Wagner Link...