Progressive search for action

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (632+ words) These days, everyone wants to be an originalist. But in Trump v. Barbara, the birthright-citizenship case at the Supreme Court, not everyone is doing originalism well. Alas, the Trump administration and its allies " including solicitor general D. John Sauer, law professor Kurt…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (580+ words) On this day in 1804, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Justice Samuel Chase, who had been accused of abusing his power by refusing to dismiss biased jurors and inappropriately limiting evidence in politically contentious cases. Chase was later acquitted…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago  (101+ words) Ukraine strikes Russian electronics plant that builds missile components'The Washington Post The general staff said that it used Storm Shadow missiles, which are produced jointly by Britain and France, to hit a plant that makes microchips and high-end electronics. KYIV…...

8+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1183+ words) Welcome to our SCOTUS Innovators series, a new recurring column on people who have shaped our understanding of the Supreme Court. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to chat with Jerry Goldman (a fellow Northwestern alum), founder of…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (766+ words) Time: "The three most vulnerable freshmen are testing how much room there is for pushback in a party still defined by Trump and a House majority hanging on by a single seat. They're carefully carving out minimal distance on flashpoints…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (780+ words) Silicon Valley billionaires have been seething over the threat of more taxes and regulations at home. Now, a proposed nine-figure fund aims to give wealthy Californians an unprecedented tool to reshape the state's politics in their favor," Bloomberg reports. The…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (782+ words) Aaron Blake: "The war with Iran is now about two weeks old. And we're getting a lot of polling data on how Americans feel about the most significant new US military conflict in two decades." "It's still a confusing picture,…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago  (788+ words) As soon as the Supreme Court struck down President Trump's steep global tariffs last month, a flood of U.S. businesses began to file lawsuits in the hopes of getting their money back," the New York Times reports. But there was a…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago  (777+ words) President Trump is still holding out his endorsement in the closely watched Republican Senate primary in Texas. But in Kentucky on Wednesday, he gave one to the boxer and social media influencer Jake Paul, who is not currently running for…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (770+ words) Wall Street Journal: "This U.S.-centric idea ran counter to the market realities'Maritime war risks policies are sold mostly out of Lloyd's of London, with foreign insurers covering foreign ships and cargo." "U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure…...