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By and large, we have been a country who has understood that the rule of law has helped us maintain our democracy.

The vote on RFK is about one simple question: Will Republicans do the right thing for American public health, or will they do whatever is necessary to keep Donald Trump happy, no matter how misguided he is?

Court decisions stand, whether one particular person chooses to abide by them or not.

There have been exceptions, citing President Andrew Jackson's defiance of an 1832 Supreme Court ruling.

We simply cannot in good conscience trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda and falls for conspiracy theories.

The vote on RFK is about one simple question. Will Republicans do the right thing for American public health, or will they do whatever is necessary to keep Donald Trump happy, no matter how misguided he is?

An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.

It makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.

Court decisions stand whether one particular person chooses to abide by them or not.

News literacy is the obligation of all of us to become more knowledgeable to get accurate information.

But it's also because the court has proceeded cautiously, and has proceeded understanding that it has to proceed slowly.

I criticized the conservative-majority court for overturning long-standing precedents.

We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights.

in his first 3 weeks in office, Donald Trump has waged a scorched-earth campaign against the rule of law. We all know that Donald Trump, of course, won the election last November, and as we all know, he campaigned on a platform to cut back…

Instead of speaking fact and truth, Ms. Gabbard repeatedly speaks the language of falsities and conspiracy theories.

this week, Senate Republicans will force a pair of nominees through the Senate they know perfectly well do not merit confirmation. But Republicans will confirm them anyway because Donald Trump is strong-arming them into submission. Today…

Now we can put this cruel episode behind us and focus entirely on the future of our city. It's time to move forward.