Republican Donald Trump's return to the presidency is expected to precipitate a shift in the U.S. government's legal stance ...

Although the Supreme Court’s formal power comes from Article III of the U.S. Constitution, its real power comes from public ...

Justice Samuel Alito has slammed the door on overeager Republicans’ hopes for a Trump-packed Supreme Court.

Experts say President-elect Trump will reliably fall back on previous judicial philosophies and original appellate appointees ...

The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.

If Trump nominates a candidate who Democrats uniformly oppose, he will only be able to lose four votes from his own party.

A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of one of Democratic President Joe Biden's final picks to serve as a ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff during the first Trump ...

Donald Trump has joked about running for a third term as president even though it would flout the rules of the US ...

Some liberals called for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire before Donald Trump returns to the White House. But Democrats ...