The Iowa Senate on Wednesday voted 30-20 to approve a draft of an anti-abortion bill that would ban most abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. The bill now proceeds to the Iowa House of Representatives for consideration....

A UN rights expert told the Human Rights Council that states are obligated to protect human rights defenders who assist hundreds of thousands of people who are on the move each year. The term "people on the move"...

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a revised, five-count indictment filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the US District Court for the District of Columbia . At the...

The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday approved three bills to tighten gun control. HB1467 would criminalize selling, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing or carrying a bump stock or trigger crank that would allow non-automatic rifles to be used...

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito asked participants in the Pennsylvania gerrymandering case on Wednesday to respond to a request that the Supreme Court block Pennsylvania's new congressional map. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case challenging a Minnesota law that bans political apparel in polling places. The Minnesota law at issue states, "A political badge, political button, or...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it will be filing a statement of interest in the multi-district opioid lawsuit against distributors and manufacturers. In the statement of interest, the DOJ will assert that...

The UN Special Rapporteur on torture expressed concerns Tuesday after allegations of torture and human rights violations committed by Turkish police arose following the end of his visit in December 2016. According to Nils Melzer, those suspected of...

The US House of Representatives voted 388-25 Tuesday to approve a bill meant to curb online sex trafficking. HB 1865, introduced last April, would amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 , which...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment for the Trump administration Tuesday, allowing construction of a border wall between the US and Mexico to proceed. Plaintiffs, including the Center...