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James Fields was sentenced on Friday to life in prison on federal hate crime charges. Fields rammed his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others. Eze Amos/AP hide caption toggle caption Eze Amos/AP James Fields was sentenced on Friday to life in prison on federal hate crime charges. Fields rammed his car into a crowd of…

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that in its next term the justices plan to examine the legality of DACA and President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate the program, which imperiled the legal status of 700,000 young immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. The decision by the court comes after months of secret deliberations by the justices. Acceptance of the cases was given without explanation. Oral arguments…

A searing confrontation between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden over his opposition to school busing in the 1970s has brought her childhood experience of busing to the center of the the 2020 Democratic primary battle. The California senator, 54, tore into the former vice president over his 1970s fight against busing in his home state of Delaware. Harris, born in October 1964, said busing — in which children were transported…

Video Kamala Harris looks to break out from crowded Democratic field Bret Baier breaks down the most notable moments from the second night of the Democratic primary debate. Sen. Kamala Harris was asked Friday morning whether she went “low” by confronting Joe Biden over his civil rights record and prior working relationships with segregationist senators. The California Democrat was asked by Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about criticism of her challenge…

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CLOSE Chief Justice John Roberts is doing all in his power to help the Supreme Court not look overtly political as it moves ideologically to the right. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ducked another abortion case Friday, refusing to let Alabama defend its ban on a second-term method of abortion that was struck down last year. The justices, who already have turned down opportunities to hear abortion cases from Louisiana…

Mr. Putin, who from time to time underscores in his speech that he is not a prudish man, once joked that communist labor had the same flaw as group sex, as it’s impossible to tell who is working and who is slacking off. Faced with criticism over human rights abuses in the war in Chechnya early in his tenure, he once threatened at a news conference to castrate a reporter…

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Although President Donald Trump appears to be reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin, his administration has repeatedly hit Russia with sanctions. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images White House Every time the president has a chance to cast aside doubts about his relationship with the Russian leader, he does the opposite. By ANITA KUMAR 06/28/2019 06:59 AM EDT OSAKA, Japan — Since Donald Trump’s first day in office, Russia has loomed over his…

Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…

But the president has struggled to find a better idea, even clashing with members of his own party over the issue. The late Sen, John McCain famously shot down Trump’s best efforts to kill Obama’s healthcare initiative in July 2017 when he voted a dramatic “thumbs down” on the Senate floor.

MIAMI — The gloves came off in the second round of the first Democratic debate on Thursday, leaving some candidates wounded and one taking a victory lap. Here’s who won, who disappeared on stage and who will hope for better luck next time. (In order of stage appearance.) Author Marrianne Williamson: She was nothing if not herself, which voters may or may not deem to be presidential mettle. But Williamson…

Ever since Congress extended permanent normal trade relations to China nearly 20 years ago, pro-China pundits have argued that increased trade and engagement with Beijing would cause the communist regime to open up and embrace Democratic values. But China’s behavior hasn’t changed at all. To the contrary, Beijing has become more authoritarian and more adversarial. In fact, doing business with China has changed us more than it’s changed them. The…

According to Pete Buttigieg, the Republican Party has no right to use religious language. During the second Democratic primary debate on Thursday night, the presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana mayor said Republicans’ rhetoric on immigration has cost them the right to invoke God. “The Republican Party likes to cloak itself in the language of religion. Now, our party doesn’t talk about that as much, largely for a very good…

All ten Democratic presidential candidates on stage tonight just gave a huge gift to President Trump by saying they would have government — meaning taxpayers — finance healthcare for illegal immigrants in this country. One need not be an anti-immigrant hard-liner to resent having illegal immigrants come here to gain free stuff, rather than work for it. If there is any stance sure to turn off working-class Americans, the ones…

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ stance on citizenship in the 2020 census has frustrated many on the right. | Mark Humphrey/AP Photo legal In 5-4 decisions on federal rules and citizenship question, chief justice joins court liberals and frustrates the right. By JOSH GERSTEIN 06/27/2019 08:54 PM EDT Chief Justice John Roberts just keeps on breaking conservatives’ hearts. On two consecutive days this week, Roberts sided with the court’s…

The Democratic debates seemed set up to be a disaster: Too many people on stage with too much to discuss. Instead, Wednesday night was a moment of hope in the midst of a deep political depression. Regardless of your political views, the first debate, featuring 10 candidates, was reassuring and even inspiring. All 10 people on stage were (for the most part) cogent, competent, serious, and passionate. It’s a shame…

David Niven, a professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, holds a map showing a gerrymandered district in Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP) Christopher Ingraham June 27 at 12:54 PM Note: This is an update to a story that was originally published in 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the federal courts have no rule to play in adjudicating questions of partisan gerrymandering, essentially letting individual states decide…