Critics say Ginni Thomas's activism is a Supreme Court conflict. Under court rules, only her husband can decide if that's true.; New York lawmakers draw redistricting map that boosts Democrats; Possible Supreme Court nominee, former defender, saw impact of harsh drug sentence firsthand; Trump's Texas trip illustrates his upsides and downsides for Republicans and their midterm hopes; Tim Ryan's plea to Ohio's White working class: Trust Democrats again; Trump suggests that if he is reelected, he will pardon Jan. 6 Capitol rioters; Lindsey Graham praises potential Supreme Court nominee pushed by Clyburn, calling her 'fair-minded, highly gifted'; Possible Supreme Court nominee, former defender, saw impact of harsh drug sentence firsthand; Trump toys with the mob — again
The former president's statement came in response to efforts underway to make changes to the Electoral Count Act, which governs how Congress counts electoral votes in the presidential election.
Critics say Justice Clarence Thomas exploits a gaping hole in the court's rules to ignore conflicts of interest with activism by his wife, Ginni Thomas: He can essentially decide himself whether he has a conflict, a choice he's rarely made in his three decades on the court.
The map released by state lawmakers on Sunday is less aggressive than national Democrats hoped but would significantly drop the number of Republican seats in the House delegation.
An uncle sentenced to life in prison under a "three-strikes" law appealed to Ketanji Brown Jackson for help. She referred him to another lawyer, leading years later to his release.
The former president encouraged Republicans to vote in the midterm elections but also floated Jan. 6 pardons and protests that GOP candidates were forced to confront.
The congressman from Ohio, who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat, is trying to reverse huge Republican gains in what used to be a Democratic state — an effort that makes him a test case for whether the party can succeed again in much of the Midwest.
An uncle sentenced to life in prison under a "three-strikes" law appealed to Ketanji Brown Jackson for help. She referred him to another lawyer, leading years later to his release.
In Texas, Trump encouraged people to hold protests over his legal jeopardy and suggested he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters who took such a message to its extreme.
