Despite GOP Gain, Fight Over Judges Remains
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When Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, faced the toughest primary race of his political career, President Bush went to his rescue, campaigning with Mr.
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Voting rights are not denied to those who use punch-card ballots, a federal judge ruled in the nation's first trial to challenge the system blamed for woes in Florida in the 2000 presidential election.
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The legal question that has dominated court fights over the coming election &#151; the fate of voters who mistakenly try to vote outside their home precinct &#151; appears nearly settled.
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SAN FRANCISCO A federal judge in San Francisco says she will not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said yesterday that she would not immediately dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes.
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Emboldened by their election success, House Republicans changed their rules yesterday to allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Tex.) to keep his post even if a grand jury indicts him, and Senate GOP leaders continued to weigh changing long-standing rules governing filibusters to prevent Democrats from blocking President Bush's most conservative judicial nominees.
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U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island held a tight lead Tuesday over a conservative Republican primary challenger, fueling GOP hopes to keep Senate control.
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The Supreme Court swept aside complaints that the state chooses its trial judges through a system that favors party cronies and gives voters no real say.
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With President Bush&#39;s re-election, US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist likely will retire soon. Republican gains in the Senate give Bush more flexibility
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Rep. Katherine Harris overcame the opposition of her own party to win a decisive primary victory, and now it's unclear whether the GOP will lift a finger to support her long-shot bid to oust Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
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The prospect that Rehnquist or another justice will step down fires up and frightens activists. By David G. Savage. WASHINGTON -- Social conservatives like Gary Bauer and liberal advocates like Ralph Neas have found something to agree on this year.
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Regardless who wins the US presidency, Republicans are likely to remain a key voice in the nation&#39;s capital since they appear positioned to keep control of a sharply divided Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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Republican infighting persists in Colorado more than three weeks after an ugly primary, raising Democrats' hopes in a district that should be a GOP slam-dunk.
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Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, picked by President Bush to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, appears unlikely to face a bruising confirmation battle in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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Although the Republican Party spent the runup to the 2006 midterm elections on the defensive, it managed to maintain its longstanding fundraising advantage over the Democrats .
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He's amassed twice the delegates of rival Romney. But the GOP's conservative wing remains resistant to his campaign.
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The Supreme Court's controversial member jockeys for Chief Justice