WASHINGTON -- With high drama in the making, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing that could ...

House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi has elevated Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee, a South Kingstown Democrat, to the chairmanship of the powerful House Judiciary Committee.

Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump's former defense lawyer and a top Justice Department official, to serve as a judge on the ...