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Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday became the first sitting Democratic member of Congress to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Biden's shaky performance during the debate with Trump has shaken Democratic support to its foundations, with members of the party at all levels entertaining…

Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as he faced the first call from his own side to drop out of the election.

Senate Democrats attempted to pass a bill on Supreme Court ethics Wednesday but were blocked by Republicans.

In a separate recording, Alito's wife is heard addressing a recent controversy over flag displays at their homes in Virginia and New Jersey.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

Republican House speaker Mike Johnson bemoans ‘shameful day’ while Democrats praise strength of US justice system

‘Only on rare occasions in our Nation’s history has a sitting Chief Justice met with legislators,’ John Roberts writes

The chief justice wrote in a letter Thursday that he would have to "respectfully decline" a meeting with senators

Reaction from Donald Trump, President Joe Biden’s campaign and members of Congress came swiftly after the guilty verdicts against Trump.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. declined on Thursday a meeting requested by two Democratic senators about Supreme Court ethics issues.

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told Congress on Wednesday he would not step aside from cases involving former President Donald Trump.