The US Department of Justice said in a press release on Thursday that it paid victims over $800 million from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund . The money has compensated...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against Ohio's lethal injection process. The court ruled that the only question before them was whether the lower court abused its...

Twitter, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the US government challenging an order to release the identity of the user operating an anti-Trump Twitter account (@ALT_uscis) . This account describes itself as "immigration resistance" and...

Republic chairman of the Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes announced Thursday that he would temporarily step aside on committee's investigation into possible Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.The House Ethics Committee announced it...

The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that implements the most strict restrictions on abortion the state has ever had. The bill prohibits all abortions after 20 weeks into the pregnancy and enacts a 72 hour waiting period before...

A lawyer for the Department of Justice said Thursday that the department has "grave concerns" over the Baltimore Police Reform consent decree negotiated under former President Obama. This took place during a hearing intended...

Democrats in the US Senate filibustered the nomination of Supreme Court potential appointee Neil Gorsuch on Thursday. Republicans countered by changing Senate procedure to secure a vote on the nomination....

Earthjustice , an environmental law advocacy group filed a motion on Wednesday, on behalf of two other environmental groups asking a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to order the...

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration was no longer planning to separate women and children at the US' southern border as a means of deterring immigration. Speaking to a US...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday removed Chief Political Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). Bannon was a controversial pick for the council, and according to the administration, was only placed on...