Justice Thomas assails landmark U.S. libel ruling that protects media
Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its landmark 1964 ruling that made it harder for public figures to sue for defamation, a precedent that has served as powerful protection for the news media.
U.S. seeks return of $2.5 billion California high-speed rail funds
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it will cancel $929 million in federal grant funds awarded by the Obama administration for a California high-speed rail project and is “actively exploring every legal option” to seek the return of $2.5…
North Carolina poll workers admit improperly running early results
North Carolina poll workers told election officials on Tuesday they illegally viewed early election results last year, the latest evidence in a probe of voting irregularities in a still unsettled congressional race.
Justice Thomas calls for reconsidering landmark U.S. defamation ruling
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday urged the court to reconsider its landmark precedent that made it harder for public figures to sue for defamation even as he joined in a decision to end a defamation suit against comedian Bill Cosby…
N.C. poll workers admit they improperly ran early voting results
North Carolina poll workers told election officials on Tuesday they illegally viewed early election results last year, the latest evidence in a probe of voting irregularities in a still-unsettled congressional race.
Key White House deputy press secretary to leave for private sector
Lindsay Walters, one of the original communications officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House, plans to resign soon to join the private sector, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced on Tuesday.
West Virginia lawmakers reject charter school bill in victory for striking teachers
Striking teachers in West Virginia celebrated on Tuesday as lawmakers rejected a bill that would have opened the first charter schools in the state as unions become more vocal about the public schools run by private groups.
Trump signs directive in move to create a U.S. Space Force
President Donald Trump on Tuesday took a step needed for lawmakers to begin the lengthy process of creating a U.S. Space Force, a new branch of the military dedicated to handling threats in space.
U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate
Texas cannot execute a black death row inmate convicted in the 1980 Houston murder of a grocery store clerk, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, concluding that he is intellectually disabled and therefore exempt from capital punishment.
West Virginia teachers strike again, this time over charter schools
Teachers in West Virginia went on strike on Tuesday for the second time in a year, with the teachers’ union blasting a bill that could bring taxpayer-funded charter schools to the state as an act of retaliation by state lawmakers for last year’s strike…
