The US Senate voted 52-48 to approve a resolution Thursday that would repeal a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring oil, gas and mineral companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. The rule, officially...

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk recommended on Friday that the UN Security Council and the General Assembly act to ensure Israel complies with Security Council resolution 2234 , which confirms that Israeli settlements in already...

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South Dakota lawmakers on Thursday repealed an anti-corruption measure that was approved by voter referendum in November.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...