The Justice Department told the Supreme Court on Tuesday evening that it had provided incorrect information to the justices in an immigration case.
The four women who have served on the Supreme Court got together on stage at the Newseum in Washington on Wednesday night to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the appointment of the first one, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Iowa last year. “He just needs to know what God wants him to do and how he can get it done,” one friend said.While Mitt Romney has said little about his Mormon faith on the campaign trail, people who know him well call it a huge influence on his conduct and worldview.
The board vote put the weight of the country’s most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community.
When President Obama joins other NATO leaders Sunday and Monday, the full extent of how his Afghan strategy has changed — from “war of necessity” to withdrawal on his terms — will be apparent.
Meeting at Camp David, leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt the deepening debt crisis in Europe.
A Republican political strategist’s leaked proposal for an attack ad suggests that questions about President Obama’s race and religion are still contentious.
May 19
Moments from the campaign trail this week, including President Obama's commencement address at Barnard College and Mitt Romney's visit to Florida.
May 19
During April, with his campaign effectively over, Newt Gingrich raised just $786,782. He ended the month with $806,950 in cash on hand.
May 19
The largely symbolic move puts the N.A.A.C.P in line with President Obama, who endorsed gay marriage a little over a week ago
May 19
Speaker John A. Boehner, Representative Nancy Pelosi and Representative Paul D. Ryan are among those talking about the nation's economic concerns on the Sunday shows.
May 19
Political news from today's Times and around the Web, plus a look at the president's weekly address and a look at what's happening in Washington.