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President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on GOP leaders who insist there will be no hearing or vote when he names a successor to the ...

President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on GOP leaders who insist there will be no hearing or vote when he names a successor to the ...

The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s voluminous public information file is remarkably short on any details related to his health, just a report of minor shoulder surgery in 2003. But Scalia’s doctor said in a letter, parts of which were ...

The Missouri Senate on Tuesday backed a proposal to stop the practice of lobbyists paying for catered events for groups of lawmakers and passed a bill blocking some elected officials from serving as paid political consultants. The Senate’s actions are ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt was among dozens of candidates who waited in long lines Tuesday at the secretary of state’s office to officially file to run for public office. Unlike others in line, Blunt’s challenger — Democratic Secretary of ...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the United States, saying that despite significant political hurdles and congressional opposition he ...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the United States, saying that despite significant political hurdles and congressional opposition he ...

Missouri lawmakers debated Monday on how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson told a House panel that while he wants to ensure body cameras don’t interfere with ...

Missouri lawmakers debated Monday on how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson told a House panel that while he wants to ensure body cameras don’t interfere with ...

Illinois is making its cameras-in-court policy permanent after having success with a four-year experiment that allowed media coverage at some trials, state high court officials said Monday. An Illinois Supreme Court spokesman said safeguards at several dozen trials where news cameras ...

Illinois is making its cameras-in-court policy permanent after having success with a four-year experiment that allowed media coverage at some trials, state high court officials said Monday. An Illinois Supreme Court spokesman said safeguards at several dozen trials where news cameras ...