Lawyers

• Former Governor Bob McDonnell’s case appears before Supreme Court

  Former Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell's legal team will make oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning in an effort to avoid the two-year prison sentence he has.

• In Iowa for Faith & Freedom, Republican contenders face tricky balance

  When the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition plays host to nine Republican White House hopefuls this weekend, the conservative Christian group will simply be pursuing its stated mission to "take back our state and country."

• Unusually large Republican 2016 field sparks 'staff primary'

  With a dozen Republicans thinking seriously about running for president in 2016 and 10 more talking up the idea, it's a good time to be an experienced campaign hand.

• New Jersey governor Christie preparing for White House run: WSJ

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his supporters have formed a political-action committee ahead of a likely bid for president, adding a third well-known Republican figure to the fight for campaign funds among the party's core donor class, the Wall Street Journal reported.

• Potential Republican presidential candidates compete for support in Iowa

  Potential Republican presidential candidates for 2016 jockeyed for support from conservatives in the early voting state of Iowa on Saturday, and some raised doubts about the prospects for party front runners Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush.

• Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates gather in Iowa

  For Republicans, the long road to the 2016 presidential election begins in earnest on Saturday in Iowa when a group of potential candidates compete for support among conservatives in the state that will hold the country's first nominating contest.

• Romney tells donors he's considering a 2016 White House run

  Mitt Romney, the Republican U.S. presidential nominee in 2012, told a meeting of donors on Friday that he is considering another White House run in 2016, a source familiar with the comments said.

• It’s a good time to run for office in Iowa: meet Queen Joni

  Most Republicans running in tight U.S. Senate races in November's midterm elections can rely on campaign endorsements from a few national figures. But most Republicans are not Joni Ernst.

• Advocates bank on restaurant strikes to revive $15 a day minimum wage talks

  Sympathizers of fast food workers in the US are relying on the noise made by coordinated strikes across the country on Thursday to revive talks of increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Yahoo News reported.