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New York: In the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, many progressive Americans dared to believe that maybe, just maybe, his election victory would not prove as consequential as they first feared. Yes, a man they thought dangerous and demagogic was in the White House but the other branches of government - Congress and the courts - were providing an effective brake on executive power.
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks at the 2018 Memorial Day Dockside Ceremony at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, May 28, 2018.
US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has announced his retirement, giving US President Donald Trump a golden chance to cement conservative control of the nation's highest court. Kennedy, 81, said in a statement he was stepping down after more than 30 years.
It may only be a dumping ground for construction debris and certain types of wastes but its possessive owner is as loathe to give it up as if there were gold in them thar hills. In what amounts to a last-ditch effort to hold onto a 110-acre parcel at Bergen Avenue and Newark-Jersey City Turnpike known as the Keegan landfill, the Town of Kearny is pinning its hopes on the highest court in the land.
In this March 2, 2011, file photo, Ohio state Sen. Bill Seitz discusses a bill about collective bargaining rights for public employees, during a floor debate in Columbus, Ohio. A law firm where Seitz worked for 36 years, retained by the state attorney general's office to independently investigate a complaint by a female House employee, concluded in April 2018 that the Republican lawmaker from Cincinnati had not violated the House's anti-harassment policy in remarks at an off-site party the employee claimed "glorified a sexual harasser and minimized his victim and all victims of sexual harassment."
In this July 26, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump, waves as he departs with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, and Terry Gou, president and chief executive officer of Foxconn, after an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The ceremonial groundbreaking for a massive $10 billion Foxconn factory complex in Wisconsin was supposed to be evidence that the manufacturing revival fueled by President Donald Trump's "America First" policy is well underway.
New York voters denied longtime House Democratic Caucus chairman Joe Crowley an 11th term, instead backing 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic socialist and former organizer for Senator Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign. "It's time we acknowledge that not all Democrats are the same," Ocasio-Cortez said in her viral campaign announcement video.
Capt. Tim Canoll, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l , issued the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in the Janus vs. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , Council 31 case: "Today's Supreme Court decision, Janus vs. AFSCME, Council 31 , is just the latest in a long series of attacks against unions by those who desire to undermine workers' wages, benefits, and bargaining power. As the world's largest pilot union, ALPA has not been immune to attempts to diminish our unity.
In this April 27, 2018, file photo, a old logging canal cuts through Bayou Sorrel in the Atchafalaya River Basin in Louisiana. Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC's building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana expects to complete the construction project by October if a federal appeals court doesn't order another halt to the work.
Despite a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump, the House on Wednesday roundly rejected a comprehensive Republican immigration bill that would have funded a border wall and sought to keep migrant families together despite prosecution. The measure also provided a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children-a concession hardline Republicans had vehemently opposed.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the practice of forcing public sector workers to pay union fees as a condition of employment. In a 5-4 decision , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mark Janus in his First Amendment lawsuit against the AFSCME Council 31. The decision means Janus, a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, no longer has to pay what the union calls "fair share" fees for AFSCME's representation of him.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is retiring, during his meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in ... more FILe - In this Feb. 18, 1988, file photo Anthony Kennedy, left, takes the constitutional oath as a Supreme Court Associate Justice from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at a White House ceremony in Washington.
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, speaks during a budget press conference in Newark, New Jersey on June 27, 2018. Governor Phil Murphy dangled his compromise budget before supporters in Newark, scoring endorsements from the mayor of New Jersey's largest city and swelling the ranks of Democratic lawmakers breaking from their colleagues' spending plan.
Getting on a plane can be nerve-wracking. Most flights are totally uneventful, but airplane pilots are well trained to know what to do if there is an emergency.
Federal authorities say a nationwide undercover investigation of the Darknet has resulted in the arrest of 35 illicit vendors, and the seizure of illegal narcotics, firearms, $3.6 million in cash and gold bars, plus 2,000 Bitcoins. "Criminals who think that they are safe on the Darknet are wrong," said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 81-year-old Kennedy said Tuesday, June 27, 2018, that he is retiring after more than 30 years on the court.
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A College Area Pregnancy Services clinic is seen Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in San Diego. The Supreme Court on Tuesday effectively put an end to a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, giving President Trump an opportunity to solidify his influence on the high court. Kennedy, 81, has held the most important seat on the court for more than a decade: He is the swing vote on issues ranging from abortion to gay rights.
Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that millions of public sector workers can stop paying union fees, a group tied to Republican billionaires long opposed to organized labor and its support of the Democratic Party has pledged to build on the landmark ruling to further marginalize employee representation. The conservative nonprofit Freedom Foundation said that starting Wednesday, it will deploy 80 people to a trio of West Coast union bastions: California, Oregon and its home state of Washington.