Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed House Bill 155 into law on Friday, lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from the current .08 percent to .05 percent. The new limit, the lowest threshold in the US,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ordered an expedited schedule for the appeal of a lower court ruling blocking the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump . The...

The US State Department granted a presidential permit to the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline on Friday allowing it to "construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana...

Lawyers for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl filed a motion to dismiss on Thursday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . The defense attorneys claim that President Trump's statements during the...

The US House Committee on Ethics announced Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) for potentially unlawful campaign spending . According...

The US Senate voted 50-48 Thursday to repeal current privacy rules for Internet service providers (ISPs). In a vote meant to further deregulation goals, the Senate passed a resolution to undo privacy...

The North Carolina legislature on Thursday overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that makes state judicial elections partisan. House Bill 100 (HB100) will make all judicial...

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday held a new round of hearings on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Thursday's hearings involved testimony from 28 outside witnesses . This list included...

Members of the US House Oversight Committee questioned FBI officials Wednesday on facial recognition technology during a hearing . The criticism was based on a report that 117 million Americans can be found on the governmental facial...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana blocked a law Wednesday that would prevent foreign-born US citizens from marrying. The legislation at issue required a birth certificate to obtain...