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The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law banning political buttons and apparel at polling places, limiting how far states can go to restrict political speech near the voting booth.

By a 7-to-2 vote, the court said states could restrict some forms of expression within a polling place that elsewhere would be protected by the First Amendment. But Chief Justice John Roberts

Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O’Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his White House bid fails to pick up momentum.

They feel the same way about two other White House hopefuls who are polling at around 1 percent or lower: former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper

The New York Times clearly reported in Thursday's newspaper that Rick Perry, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Energy Department, “initially misunderstood” the role. It just wasn't clear where that reporting came from. No one quoted in the story said exactly that. And there was no mention of unnamed transition team sources.

Hillary Clinton has endured fewer TV attack ads so far in the 2016 campaign than Marco Rubio. That remarkable fact underscores how virtually unchallenged Clinton has been on the advertising airwaves, as Democratic and Republican strategists alike say she has gone deeper into the election calendar than any non-incumbent president they can remember in the modern era without sustained, paid