‘Constitutional Conservatives’ Lose Interest in Holding Trump Accountable

When Rep. Jim Jordan , Rep. Mark Meadows , Rep. Justin Amash , and six other colleagues co-founded the House Freedom Caucus in January 2015, there was ample reason for libertarians to cheer. Unlike the soft-spined conservatism of the larger Republican Study Committee, the Freedom Caucus promised to be much more hardcore about spending, war, constitutionalism, and oversight of the executive branch.

Senate veteran returns to action as Supreme Court Sherpa

Jon Kyl trekked back to the Capitol with a name tag hanging around his neck, but he didn't need one. Kyl was a Republican senator from Arizona for three terms, which is why Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the White House wanted him to guide President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee through the confirmation process.

Brett Kavanaugh is uncommonly partisan, research shows

During a visit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence, right, spoke about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, center, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listened. Judges, particularly those on the Supreme Court, are expected to sit above the partisan fray.

The Latest: Grassley pledges thoroughness on Kavanaugh Source: AP

The Latest on President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court : Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley says speed isn't the goal when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. The Iowa Republican says the judicial record of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee is about to be inspected "by every lawyer, at least on the committee."

Announcement of Trump’s Supreme Court choice nears

President Trump was closing in on his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Saturday, making final deliberations from the privacy of his New Jersey golf club. Clearly relishing the mounting suspense, Trump tweeted early in the morning: ''Big decision will soon be made on our next Justice of the Supreme Court!'' The president, who is planning a Monday night announcement from the East Room in the White House, has told reporters that he was focused on four people and ''of the four people I have it down to three or two.'

Announcement of Trump Supreme Court choice nears

President Donald Trump was closing in on his choice to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Saturday, making final deliberations from the privacy of his New Jersey golf club. Clearly relishing the mounting suspense, Trump tweeted early in the morning: "Big decision will soon be made on our next Justice of the Supreme Court!" The president, who is planning a Monday night announcement from the East Room in the White House, has told reporters that he was focused on four people and "of the four people I have it down to three or two."

Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list

President Donald Trump is closing in on his next Supreme Court nominee, with three federal judges leading the competition to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump's top contenders for the vacancy at this time are federal appeals judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge, said a person familiar with Trump's thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican…

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2018. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, during a lunch meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on June 26, 2018.

Judge temporarily blocks abortion reporting rule in Indiana

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Indiana law's requirement that medical providers report detailed patient information to the state if they treat women for complications arising from abortions. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted the preliminary injunction sought by Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.

A struggle for next steps on immigration

From left, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Trump, and Re... . Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks following a closed-door conference with fellow Rep... .