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(L-R) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A gay Connecticut Supreme Court justice suggested that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was being hypocritical in calling for reconsideration of rulings

Chairperson Bennie Thompson (D-MS) attends the third of eight planned public hearings of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 16, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot announced it will hold

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture before a meeting, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 17, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | via Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that if Russia succeeds in its takeover of Ukraine, the global results

U.S. President Joe Biden, center, attends a working lunch with other G7 leaders to discuss shaping the global economy. The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their three-day annual gathering. Kenny Holston | The New York Times via AP, Pool Europe has been rewiring itself in impressive ways in the

State House in Providence, Rhode Island Yiming Chen | Moment Mobile | Getty Images A male off-duty Rhode Island police officer who was running for state Senate physically attacked his female political opponent at an abortion rights rally, she said. Providence Police said Saturday that they have placed the cop, Jeann Lugo, on paid administrative

(L-R) Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan look on as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress on February 28, 2017 in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images

Protesters demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24th, 2022. Amanda Macias | CNBC WASHINGTON – Politely sidestepping through a crowd of hundreds gathered outside the nation’s highest court, a group of teenage girls hoisted their hastily-made posters in the air and joined in the

Supporters of gun control hold signs in front of supporters of gun rights during a demonstration by victims of gun violence in front of the Supreme Court as arguments begin in a major case on gun rights on November 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Joshua Roberts | Getty Images Scrambling to respond to a recent

Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark speaks next to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen at a news conference, where they announced that Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin at the Justice Department on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC.

A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands past gun-rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that requires applicants for a license to carry a concealed gun to have

US President Biden delivers remarks on efforts to lower high gas prices in the South Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Office Building June 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden called on Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days as prices at the

Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, former Elections Department employee in Fulton County, Georgia, testifies, as her mother, Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman looks on, during the fourth public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. June 21, 2022.  Pool

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the unveiling of the Communist Party’s new Politburo Standing Committee on October 25, 2017 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images For President Xi Jinping, dispatching his special envoy to Europe for a three-week charm tour was just one of many acts of high-stakes

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters The U.K. has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S., where he is wanted over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents and diplomatic cables. The deportation was approved Friday by U.K. Home

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday put the spotlight on former Vice President Mike Pence’s refusal to aid then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee’s third public hearing examined the intense pressure Trump and his allies heaped on Pence to reject key electoral votes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media after arriving at RAF Brize Norton, following a surprise visit to meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, to offer a major training operation he believes that could “change the equation” against the Russian invasion, in Oxfordshire, Britain June 18, 2022. Joe Giddens |