Judge Amy Barrett has had a powerful ally during her confirmation hearings: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. At Ginsburg’s own hearings in 1993, she would offer “no hints, no forecasts, no previews” about how she would vote in cases that might come before the Supreme Court. She refused to answer questions about her views on the constitutionality of school vouchers, among other ...

Against a backdrop of rising tensions with the Soviets in 1959, President John F Kennedy delivered a speech in New York that presented a new strategic approach towards African nations and US global leadership in a world defined by great-power competition. “Opening our universities and college doors to several times as many African students as now come over — this ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is delaying $5 billion in aircraft deliveries until after 2022, dealing a blow to Airbus SE as the US carrier braces for years of weak travel demand. The deferrals include about $2 billion in planes that were scheduled to be handed over this year, Delta said in a statement as it reported worse-than-expected quarterly results. ...