U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts are once again being denied in federal court -- this time the target is an executive action to punish so-called "sanctuary cities" by withholding billions of dollars in federal financial assistance.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued an injunction against Trump's order -- which is an attempt to...
Republicans have finished amending the American Health Care Act as part of a new effort to replace the Affordable Care Act with more support of Freedom Caucus members.
The deal was brokered by Vice President Mike Pence, centrist Tuesday Group co-chair Tom MacArthur and hard-right Freedom Caucus head Mark Meadows over the past two weeks.
It is not yet clear if the bill's changes have...
White House officials suggested President Donald Trump has softened his stance on demanding the budget include funds for his proposed border wall.
The deadline to pass a new spending bill is Friday. To avoid a government shutdown, White House officials on Monday said Trump may be open to a budget agreement that includes money for border security technology and border agents, and not...
A court in the US state of Arkansas has been asked to halt what could be the nation's first double execution in more than 16 years because of fears their poor health could cause complications.
Lawyers for Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, both scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Monday, asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday to grant them stays of...
In a reversal of its prior stance, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday the first-known "Dreamer" deported under President Donald Trump's administration did indeed have valid protective immigration status.
However, the department also cast doubts on the statements made by attorneys in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of the deported immigrant, Juan Manuel...
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction could be thrown out because he was still in the process of an appeal at the time of his apparent suicide, legal experts in Massachusetts said.
A legal rule called "abatement ab initio," which means "from the beginning" in Latin, could make Hernandez an innocent man, Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel to the Massachusetts Bar...
The Secret Service said it is planning to put additional barriers in place around the south side of the White House, closing off access to the sidewalk along the south lawn.
Agency officials Wednesday told USA Today said the new plan would strengthen the buffer zone around the building in the wake of recent intrusions.
Last week, the Secret Service fired two agents for a March 10 intrusion...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence vowed to strike back in the event of a North Korea attack against Japan.
Speaking on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan at the naval base in Yokosuka, Pence said Wednesday any military provocation would be met with an "effective American response," The Japan Times reported.
"We will defeat any attack, and meet any use of conventional or...
Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized again in Houston for what was termed a mild case of pneumonia, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The 41st president was admitted on Friday to Houston Methodist Hospital and began treatment for the illness, according to family spokesman Jim McGrath.
"President Bush is in very good spirits and is being held for further observation while he...
Three people were shot dead Tuesday after a man who reportedly shouted "God is great!" in Arabic went on a rampage in downtown Fresno, Calif., authorities said.
Police say the suspect, Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, randomly began shooting at four white men -- striking and killing three -- before he was captured.
"This was a random act of violence," Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said. "These were...
