U.S. Politics

Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot decision

A service member fills out an absentee ballot in Afghanistan in 2008. Overseas voters often rely on mail-in ballots. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool In Watson v. RNC , decided June 29, 2026, liberal and…

Jul 4, 2026

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

Jimmie Duncan hugs his parents, Sharon and Bennie, after he was released from prison on bail in December 2025. Jamal Barnes for the Innocence Project Former Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie “Chris”…

Jul 3, 2026

Supreme Court bars states from protecting consumers if federal agencies won’t

As of April 2026, the U.S. government has not required a warning label on Roundup weed killer. AP Photo/Haven Daley Chemical giant Monsanto has argued for years that if the U.S. Environmental…

Jul 3, 2026

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

The Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in secret, issued in unsigned orders with little to no justification. Bryan Dozier/NurPhoto via AP In its term that ended…

Jul 2, 2026

‘In the end the court did its job’ – a former federal judge reviews a Supreme Court term full of momentous decisions

The U.S. Supreme Court has ended a session filled with sharply political cases. Douglas Rissing/iStock / Getty Images Plus In the Supreme Court term that began in October 2025, the justices delivered…

Jul 2, 2026

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Iran Responds to Second Night of U.S. Bombing with Strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain.

Early Sunday morning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles and drones at two U.S. installations across the Gulf, the

Jun 28, 2026

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USA Breaks Ceasefire for Second Night, Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran

Jun 28, 2026