Updated: Low-income residents in states that opt out of insurance exchanges under the Obama administration’s health care law aren’t eligible for tax credits, a federal appeals court has ruled.
In a secret raid over the weekend, the U.S. captured a suspected leader of the fatal Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy compound in Benghazi in which the…
My Shingle blogger and Washington, D.C., solo Carolyn Elefant took note of a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about a obstetrician and gynecologist who practiced independently,…
In a victory for Verizon Communications Inc., a federal appeals court has ruled that a government agency does not have the power to require broadband carriers to comply with so-called…
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed the elevation of U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, giving Democratic appointees a 7-4 majority…
A federal appeals court has ruled against the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its fight for a legal opinion by the Justice Department that said phone companies may voluntarily give call…
The U.S. Senate has approved Patricia Ann Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit after Democrats changed filibuster rules to…
Just months after a surprise $765 million settlement by the National Football League of a lawsuit by former players over concussion injuries, a group of former hockey players has filed…
The U.S. Senate has voted to change its filibuster rules to ease the way for confirmation of the president’s judicial and executive branch nominations.
President Obama’s nomination of Patricia Ann Millett to a federal appeals court was blocked today when the Senate vote to end a Republican filibuster fell five votes short.
Senate Democrats say they will renew their fight over filibuster rules if Republicans block the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…
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