The US Senate voted 54-45 on Thursday in favor of a resolution to end a coal mining rule put in place by the Obama administration. The Senate, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA)...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected on Thursday requests to intervene and defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . Sixteen states, two lawmakers and several nonprofit consumer groups...

A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump's immigration executive order , which dictates that officials cannot bar valid immigrant...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that the new US order on Syrian refugees "should be removed sooner rather than later." Drawing a comparison to the US history on the "forefront of refugee protection," Guterres said...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Wednesday clarified in a press briefing that Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration does not apply to individuals admitted for permanent residence. Trump issued the controversial executive...

A group of former NFL cheerleaders filed a lawsuit against the National Football League (NFL) on Wednesday over wages. The complaint states that the league underpaid them and prohibited cheerleaders on one team to compare wages with those...

The nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of illegally rescinding a rule that reduced the discharge of mercury from dental offices. The complaint...

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Jeff Sessions for US attorney general on Wednesday. All 11 Republicans on the committee backed Sessions' nomination, while all nine Democrats opposed him. It is estimated the full Senate...

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday said the executive order on immigration signed by US President Donald Trump breaches international human rights obligations . The order , signed last Friday, bars all nationals from...

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Charter Communications Inc.'s subsidiary Spectrum for allegedly failing to deliver promised Internet speeds to customers. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme...