The big reveal: Boris Johnson is the UK’s next PM
Boris Johnson has won the Conservative Party leadership race to become Britain’s next prime minister, having been the favorite to take the top spot over...
Harris to introduce U.S. Senate bill to decriminalize marijuana, expunge convictions
Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris will introduce a Senate bill on Tuesday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, erase past convictions and use...
As new U.S. law frees inmates, prosecutors seek to lock some back up
Monae Davis walked out of prison on March 7, thanks to a new law that eased some of the harshest aspects of the United States’...
Biden unveils plan to end racial discrimination in U.S. criminal justice system
Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan on Tuesday to reform the U.S. criminal justice system by lowering incarceration rates, ending the federal death...
Trump administration pursues rule that would remove 3.1 million people from food stamps
The Trump administration on Tuesday will propose a rule to tighten food stamp restrictions that would cut about 3.1 million people from the program, U.S....
Trump, Congress leaders reach deal on debt limit
President Donald Trump and U.S. congressional leaders said on Monday they reached a deal on a two-year extension of the debt limit and federal spending...
U.S. Justice Department tells Mueller to limit congressional testimony
The U.S. Justice Department told former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Monday he should limit his testimony before Congress this week to discussing his public...
Trump tells Pentagon to find better sources of rare earth magnet
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told the Pentagon to find better ways to procure a rare earth magnet used in specialty motors, warning that...
Trump pushes on with immigration crackdown despite legal hurdles
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration pushed ahead with its attempts to crack down on migration at the southern border on Monday, defending in court a...
Deep budget cuts put University of Alaska in crisis mode; ‘grappling with survival’
The University of Alaska board of regents, facing deep budget cuts exacted by the governor that will eliminate about 40% of the university’s state funding,...