McConnell and Cruz defend Trump to Supreme Court, asking: What does 'insurrection' mean anyway?

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Senators Mitch McConnell (left) and Ted Cruz (right) are among the 179 GOP lawmakers to send a brief to the Supreme Court defending Donald Trump.

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Supreme Court rejection could cost Apple billions of dollars

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The US Supreme Court has rejected Apple's appeal of a court order, meaning app developers throughout the U.S. can insert links to other payment options within iPhone apps.

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Democrats in California want to clear homeless encampments in public areas. So they convinced the conservative US Supreme Court to take up the case.

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A homeless encampment sits in front of a city water and power building in Los Angeles, California.

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Trump boasts he's 'proud' about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, the issue that has become ballot box poison for Republicans

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Former President Donald Trump.

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The Supreme Court has agreed to take up Trump's appeal to stay on Colorado's ballot. Here's what happens now.

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Supreme Court justices.

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Supreme Court decides to take up Colorado's decision to bar Trump from the state's ballot

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The US Supreme Court will review Colorado's recent decision to bar Trump from ballots.

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Trump lawyer says Justice Kavanaugh will 'step up' to restore Trump to the Colorado ballot

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Alina Habba, one of former President Donald Trump's attorneys, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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Chief Justice Roberts used his year-end report to ponder ethical uses of AI in law but didn't mention ethical questions circling the Supreme Court

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UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 7: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Joe Bidens State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

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Meet the power broker behind the conservative reshaping of the Supreme Court and US legal system

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Leonard Leo, a longtime Federalist Society executive, has spent decades moving the judicial branch to the right.

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Clarence Thomas' former clerks have brought him a taxidermy lobster and batteries for his RV to express their loyalty over the years, report says

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US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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