Augusto Pinochet’s perceived enemies were drugged, hooded, and tossed into the sea by helicopter. Some of Trump’s fans—including a GOP congressman—find that worthy of praise, or at least humor.

Investigative reporters exposed these bad bosses, and now comes the hammer of the law.

The justices spent Thursday’s oral arguments looking for an off-ramp from kicking the former president out of the presidential race.

The migrants being demonized for the drugs coming over the border aren’t responsible for the crisis, but you’d never know that from the news.

A three-judge panel just handed the former president his most comprehensive legal defeat yet.

The most pivotal matter before the high court has attracted a flurry of interest from all quarters, all jostling to help the justices decide whether the former president can stand for reelection.

If the law has one standard for the rich and powerful and another for the rest of us, it will be hard for ordinary Americans to maintain their faith in democracy.

The Supreme Court carved out an exception for the military academies to continue considering race as a factor in admissions. Right-wing activists aim to shut it down.

According to a judge, the Tesla boss isn't worth what the firm pays him.

The Supreme Court will have a chance to decide whether lawmakers went too far in regulating the industry.

The former president’s trials are starting to take a toll—and Judge Engoron could be poised to deal another savage blow possibly by Wednesday.

Greg Abbott’s border rhetoric may mostly be an act of political gamesmanship, but he’s treading a very dangerous path.

The administration's escalation of an open-ended conflict with the Houthis has reawakened the long-running debate over who has the power to go to war.

Benjamins are the favorite currency of criminals and almost no one else—and there’s no good reason to go on printing them.

Conservative organizations want Republican lawmakers to block reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, falsely claiming that it serves as a “slush fund” for abortion.

At oral arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts emerged as the likely deciding vote in a case that will determine whether unelected judges take control of the administrative state.

The pundit class has finally found a section of the Constitution they can’t abide. By coincidence, it’s the part that’s designed to protect the nation from an insurrectionist.

If the courts decide that insurrection merits immunity, and Trump wins back the presidency, what might he feel emboldened to do in term two?

With 274 homicides, 2023 was the deadliest year in Washington, D.C., in more than two decades.

Some take a dim view of using the Constitution to disqualify the former president, saying only the voters have the right to decide. There are some big holes in their argument.