Egyptian authorities on Wednesday extended the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein by four days. Hussein was arrested on December 20. His detention was originally supposed to expire on January 4 and January 19, but his...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order on Thursday that enjoins two subsections of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The...

The Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on 25 individuals and companies connected to Iran's ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force on Friday....

The US Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel released a memorandum Thursday approving of President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict immigration refugee entry into the US. The document outlines the actions the Department...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) "acted 'arbitrarily and capriciously'" in enacting rules for presidential debates. Judge Tanya Chutkan granted...

South Dakota lawmakers on Thursday repealed an anti-corruption measure that was approved by voter referendum in November. According to Yes22 , the organization which helped mobilize voter support for the referendum, IM 22 aimed to...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday that Myanmar security forces' treatment of the Rohingya Muslims likely constitutes crimes against humanity . Interviews with Rohingya refugees reveal that security forces...

The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal an Obama-era gun regulation that required mental health information to be shared with the national gun background check system. The Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of violating the religious freedom of nationals from the seven nations named in President Donald Trump's immigration executive order...

Judges for the UK High Court dismissed a claim brought by the Single Market Justice campaign , which argued that members of parliament should be given a vote on Britain leaving the European Economic Area . The...