Why did Michael Cohen plead guilty to lying to Congress now?

Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states.

The Supreme Court may declare that half the state is still Indian country under federal law.

Tear gassing migrant children took only a moment. But it was the work of years.

The country is divided. We should still fight for it.

Whether your vote is counted could depend on it—and so could the recount in Florida.

The conservative legal organization got what it wanted from the president. Will more of its members start speaking out against him?

How the president may use the power to thwart demands by House Democrats next year

Trump's interim attorney general will now oversee Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which he has repeatedly criticized.

What if Trump wins re-election by razor-thin margins in states where Republicans have made it harder to cast a ballot?

Trump's attorney general was forced out over the Russia investigation, but he should be remembered for the damage he did to people's lives.

Capital punishment is losing support in the United States, but what about on the Supreme Court?

Thanks to a 2013 ruling, Southern states are free to pass restrictive laws without government scrutiny.