The US Department of Justice filed a notice on Thursday saying that it will appeal a Hawaii federal judge's order against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban . The judge converted...

The US Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution to allow states to prevent federal grant money from going to abortion providers. Under the bill, states would be allowed to withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood [advocacy...

Volkswagen (VW) reached additional settlements with US state attorneys general on Thursday for emissions standards fraud. In addition to a $4.3 billion settlement agreement that VW reached with the US Department of Justice [official...

Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration Thursday over the Keystone XL pipeline . In their complaints, the groups argued that the State Department violated the National Environmental Policy Act [text,...

North Carolina House Bill 2 (HB2) , commonly known as the "bathroom bill," was repealed on Thursday. Governor Roy Cooper signed HB142 , which repeals HB2, after the legislature passed the bill ...

Attorney General Edgar Veytia of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, has been arrested on charges of international narcotics trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents filed by federal officials on Tuesday. The gist of the grand jury indictment...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii granted the state of Hawaii's request on Wednesday to convert the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban [executive...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force for combating drug addiction that will be led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and...

The city of Seattle filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump's administration, arguing that their designation as a "sanctuary city" should not prevent them from receiving federal funds, as required by Executive Order 13768 . Seattle asked...

William Baroni and Bridget Kelly, former high-ranking officials in Chris Christie's New Jersey Governorship, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in what has come to be known as 'Bridgegate.' Baroni, former deputy executive director of the...