The lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to have the federal government enforce a 1930s era federal law that requires the government to ban products created by child labor from entering the U.S.
Wisconsin is among the handful of critical states where Biden needs to persuade voters that his policies are having a positive impact on their lives
Lawyers for Hunter Biden have argued that prosecutors reneged on an agreement on tax charges but said a separate agreement sparing him prosecution on a gun charge remains valid
The stopgap measure would fund operations into December, but McCarthy needs support from Republicans who are loath to agree as they push for steeper cuts
Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings. A class-action lawsuit has already been filed seeking to hold the company responsible for the deaths of at least 99 people
A wetter winter and conservation measures have helped improve the river’s health a bit this summer, but experts warn a drier future is ahead
President Santiago Peña took the presidential oath outside the government palace in the capital of Asunción in a ceremony attended by several regional leaders and Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai
Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending on the outcome of a court hearing — patients and their families are testing clinics’ capacity
The former president and 18 allies were indicted Monday, but Fulton County District Attorney was blocked from seeking an indictment of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
The case brought by special counsel Jack Smith accuses Trump of illegally keeping top-secret records at his Florida club and thwarting government efforts to retrieve them
As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors say they won’t seek seek a sentence that’s longer than state sentencing guidelines, which call for six months in jail or prison
Former Vice President Mike Pence is hosting mock debate sessions with someone playing the part of the former president. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has participated in weekly sessions with an eye toward drawing clear contrasts with Trump
A total of 19 people, including the former president, were charged in the landmark Fulton County indictment for their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election
The policy is a centerpiece of President Biden’s reelection effort. On the ground, it’s a mix of the promise and pitfalls of domestic policymaking beginning to take shape across the country
At issue is money Planned Parenthood received for health services before Texas removed the organization from the state’s Medicaid program in 2021
Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming had new laws restricting transgender athletes in place before classes resumed, and a Missouri law takes effect at the end of this month
The six-page ruling echoed a state court ethics panel’s recent opinion that endorsed his continued involvement in the Trump case
The parliament has no formal powers of any sort. For all its diversity and global scope, attendees lean more progressive than conservative
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is widely expected to use Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law to charge Trump and his associates
The two-part deal on tax and gun charges hit the skids after a judge raised questions about its terms, and it appeared to have fallen apart completely when prosecutors said the case was instead headed toward trial in court papers Friday
The new national political movement said Monday it has now won ballot access in 10 states, with the latest being North Carolina
The list was deleted shortly after Reuters reported on it, and a spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said it was ‘inaccurate’
District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that young people in the state have a constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment
According to a new White House guidance, colleges can focus their recruiting in high minority areas and take steps to retain students of color who are already on campus
In 1987, Yanette Bautista lost her sister at the hands of Colombian state agents. Now, she is spearheading a bill to protect the women who have dedicated their lives to searching for their missing loved ones in a country where at least 200,000 people have been disappeared
Prosecutors say the officers nicknamed themselves the ‘Goon Squad’ because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover it up, including the attack that ended with a deputy shooting one victim in the mouth
The former president made posts very early Monday on his social media network calling U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ‘highly partisan,’ ‘very biased’ and ‘unfair’
