World Apr 12, 2022

U.S. weighs shift to support Hague court as it investigates Russian atrocities

The Biden team strongly wants to see Russian President Vladimir Putin and others in his military chain of command held to account.

World Mar 30, 2022

Why a ruling declaring Trump ‘likely’ broke laws may not mean he will be prosecuted

Prosecutors would face a high hurdle in proving Trump’s state of mind — specifically, that he had the requisite criminal intent.

World / Politics Jan 29, 2022

As a Supreme Court justice pondered retirement, Biden bet on a hands-off strategy

The president believed pressuring Stephen Breyer, the court’s oldest justice, to retire might backfire. A chorus of liberals took a different approach.

Asia Pacific May 24, 2021

Risk of nuclear war over Taiwan in 1958 said to be greater than publicly known

The famed source of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has made another unauthorized disclosure — and wants to be prosecuted for it.

World Jan 12, 2021

Does Trump face legal jeopardy for his incendiary speech before the riot?

If a grand jury were to be persuaded that Trump intentionally incited his followers to violence, several statutes could come into play.

World / Politics Oct 23, 2020

Biden punts on expanding Supreme Court, calling for panel on issue

The matter took on new urgency after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month and Republicans rushed to fill her seat amid the election endgame.