Make no mistake, this is the ‘McConnell Court’
The Supreme Court’s just completed 2021 term marked a distinct turn toward the constitutional right and vision of the Federalist Society. There is no turning back, at least not in the near term. This is one of the youngest courts in over 100 years; its major constitutional decisions are likely to endure for a decade or more. This is largely attributable to three most recent appointees: Justices Neil Gorsuch,
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Biden heads back to US to homegrown angst
President Biden returns today from an uneasy Europe to confront domestic U.S. confusion about states’ abortion restrictions, unrest over inflation and uncertainty within the president’s party about its political future. At every turn, the administration finds federal options for action constrained or contested. During gatherings this week in Germany among the Group of Seven most developed nations and among NATO allies, the U.S. wrestled with Russia’s war with Ukraine and threats posed to European nations
Read MoreFive takeaways from the finalized House maps
The House battleground for 2022 is now finalized. All 50 states have enacted new political lines by which the fight for control of the House will be waged. New Hampshire became the last state to fully adopt new maps. And while legal challenges to other states’ maps are still playing out, they’re not going to change anything before the November elections. Here are five takeaways from the latest redistricting cycle: Democrats made some gains Republicans may have gone into the redistricting cycle with a bigger say over the map-draw
Read MoreTrump’s electoral scheme allies caught in DOJ crosshairs
The same-day searches of lawyers John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark indicate the Justice Department (DOJ) is scrutinizing former President Trump’s closest allies in his 2020 election schemes. The two men were key figures in Trump’s efforts to unwind the election: Eastman was a Trump campaign attorney who drafted memos suggesting Vice President Mike Pence had the legal authority to buck his ceremonial duties to certify the election results, while Trump was prepared to install Clark, a DOJ lawyer, to forward investigations into his baseless claims of election fraud. The
Read MoreEnter Hillary Clinton? Trump, Roe prompt muted talk of White House run
Hillary Clinton is having her biggest I-told-you-so moment to date. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by a Supreme Court that includes three judges nominated by Donald Trump, along with devastating Tuesday testimony to the Jan. 6 panel about the former president's temper tantrums as a mob attacked the Capitol, have Clinton and his allies seeing new vindication in her 2016 warnings about the mistake of electing Trump. It’s made some wonder if a third bid for the White House for is possible. “This moment couldn't be better for her,” said one former aide.
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