In the last year, there has been a string of high-profile threats of contempt, including against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden and Peter Navarro. In just the last few weeks, we have seen ...

Contempt is indifference or disdain for the hurt or hardship of others, due to a perception of lower moral standing, character defects, mental instability, inferiority, or general unworthiness. The ...

Contempt in love relationships occurs at the end of a long chain of resentment, caused by accumulated perceptions of unfairness. Contempt makes partners seem more like opponents than loved ones. They ...

The Trump administration likely committed criminal contempt when it flew migrants to El Salvador despite a court ruling forbidding it, Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday, teeing up potential ...

The Republican-led House of Representatives voted 216 to 207 to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, escalating a tug-of-war over audiotapes of President Biden’s interview ...

House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found probable cause to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for what he said was a “willful disregard” of his order to stop transferring deportees to ...

If you want to know whether your marriage is heading for Splitsville, don’t check your partner’s phone: check their face. A one-sided mouth raise — that subtle smirk of superiority — might just be the ...

A federal judge said that the Trump administration had shown a “willful disregard” for his instructions.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times Alan Feuer Judge James E. Boasberg originally ordered Trump ...